Durham Light Infantry - WW1 Book of Remembrance

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District: Durham
Town: Durham
County: Durham
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 10232

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Current location

Durham Light Infantry Regimental Chapel
Durham Cathedral
Palace Green
Durham
Durham
Durham
DH1 3ES
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 27324 42144
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Book of Remembrance-of parchment, whose pages are bound in green leather with gold embossed lettering below the regimental badge in silver, all inside a double line border. The pages bear an individual inscription in calligraphy with the Badges of the Regiment and the Durham Light Infantry in top corners raised and silvered. It is kept in a glass-fronted lectern case, mounted on a scrolled and glazed pedestal. The title is incised into the top of the case.

Inscription

Title Page: 1914/ THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/ 1919 Inside Pages: [names]

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12606
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12606
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, date of death, rank, regiment, surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: year of death THEN date of death THEN surname

Components

Book
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Leather
Case
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood, Glass

Listing information

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Condition

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History

Pages are turned over daily.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Reference

Angerson, John. 'The Unforgiven', The Times, 8 August 1999.
North East War Memorials Project: www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11545 (for names October to December)
North East War Memorials Project: www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11544 (for names July to September)
North East War Memorials Project: www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=11528 (for names April to June)
North East War Memorials Project: www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7013 (for names January to March)

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