Firefighters to honour DLI soldiers who died in key battle

FIREFIGHTERS are preparing to take a piece of Durham to the site of a battlefield in France to honour the fallen of a famous regiment in a short but crucial battle.

A group from Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service will accompany a 1.4 tonne lump of Durham stone to the village of Lingevres, near Bayeux, in Normandy, where members of the Durham Light Infantry’s 9th Battalion took on elite German shock troops.

The capture of the village on June 14 1944, with the loss of dozens of lives, prevented the Germans holding a vital position blocking the Allied advance.

Read the full story in The Northern Echo

Festival of Remembrance Concert-Durham Cathedral

Tickets are now on sale for this spectacular event which takes place on the 9th November in Durham Cathedral.

       

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Military Talk - 20DLI in the First World War

Saturday 12 October 2.00pm

Simon Jarman will be discussing the experiences of 20th Durham Light Infantryman, Corporal Jim Speight. Through his letters he describes the Front 1917-18 including the Third Battle of Ypres in Belgium, the Piave in Italy, and France.
Tickets, priced £3 (plus admission) are available in advance from the DLI shop or by calling us on 03000 266590.