The Durham Light Infantry Association

Monthly Bulletin October 2013

72. DLI Executive Committee Meeting

Branches are reminded that an Executive Meeting of the DLI Association is being held on Wednesday 20 November 2013 in the Rifles Office Durham, commencing at 1400 hrs. It is important that all branches are represented at this meeting as several important items are to be discussed. The Agenda follows on page 3.

72. Remembrance Day Parade

DLI Association Branches and their Members should take part in their local Remembrance Day Parades with their Branch Standards.

72. London Cenotaph Parade

Branches are informed that there are still some tickets available for the London Cenotaph Parade. Any interested parties should make application to the Association Secretary at the Rifles Office, Durham as soon as possible. Individuals cannot join the parade without the appropriate documentation.

72. DLI Christmas Cards

Supplies of DLI Association Christmas cards for 2013 have been exhausted.

72. Great War Centenary Calendar

To mark the centenary of the outbreak of WW1 Preston Park Museum, which holds the Spence Collection, has agreed to allow a selection of the paintings of Lt Col GO Spence, Commanding Officer of 5 BN DLI during the whole of WW1, to be exclusively published in the DLI Association’s 2014 Great War Centenary Calendar. Fliers have been distributed. The calendars are at the printers and will be available from the Rifles Office Durham, priced at £5.00 plus £1.00 postage.

72. “Faithful” Inkerman Dinner and Victoria Cross Stone Ceremony

Members of the “Faithful” Inkerman Dinner Club are reminded that the Inkerman Dinner takes place on Fri 1 November at the Dubmire RBL Club at Fence Houses. The bar will be open from 1900 hrs and Dinner will be served at 2000hrs. The VC Stone Ceremony takes place on the Sunday 3 November, at the VC Stone located beside the DLI Museum beginning at 10.45am with the support of the Bugles of the Durham Army Cadet Force. Light refreshments will be served in the Museum immediately after the ceremony. Association standards are welcome at this ceremony. The award of the VC to Pte Adam Wakenshaw is being especially commemorated this year.

72. Paying for DLI Association Memberships

Please do not send me money through the post. A couple of days ago I collected from the Post Office collection depot at Belmont, on a payment of £1.09, an envelope containing £2.00 from one branch secretary for one DLI Association membership. Because of the coins in the envelope, it would not go through the machine resulting in a collection fee of £1.09 having to be paid by the Association. The benefit to the Association was thus only 91p and the inconvenience significant.

72. Death It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Mr Paul Broom (late 1LI) died on Monday 30 September aged 63. His Funeral Service took place on Monday 7 October at 1500 hrs at St Peter and St Pauls Church, High Street, Wem, SY4 5DP.

72. Roll of Honour

Mr Donald Wood (Don)  Died 26 Sept 13. Don was a devoted member of the South Shields Branch. He served in the Royal Engineers

Lawrence Richard Donkin  Died 26 September 2103 at the age of 95 He served in 1DLI

Ex Sjt Marie Garnett Died in the last week of September 2013 She served in HQ Coy 7LI at Bishop Auckland

Major D.J. Dinwiddie’, Died Monday 30th September 2013 At the Royal British Legion home, Lister House, Ripon.Served with KOYLI and LI.Training Major 7LI - 1975-77

Colonel CG ‘Kit’ Bartram TD DL Died 18 October 2013. Served 1DLI in Greece 1947 and with 6th Bn DLI Former Honorary Colonel 7th Bn LI

May they Rest in Peace