D Company, 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Picture

Discussion in '1940' started by Drew5233, Jul 5, 2013.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Every cloud and all that....I just started to check the 1940 DLI Missing Men file for another thread and found this picture that I never knew I had :)

    No idea who the marked chap is. The file contains over 600 pages so it may be sometime before I find out, if at all.
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  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Just looking at this again-The chap (I'm presuming he's a WO) just left of the officers has a serious rack of gongs.

    Anyone want to have a crack at them? I'm guessing there's a few WW1 medals in there?
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  3. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Looks like Pip, Squeak & Wilfred plus a couple of others, maybe TA Long Service medals?
     
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  4. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad


    Just came across this thread and Owen was absolutely 100% correct in his post!

    The Warrant officer in the photo is
    4439946 RSM Thomas Tate 8th Durham Light Infantry (`D` Company) he enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry prior to WW1 his original service number was 2408 it was then changed to 300279. A transfer to the Royal Fusiliers resulted in two other number changes GS/99275 and 329703. He rejoined the Durham Light Infantry and given the number 4 439946 (Post war) . Still a Pte in 1919 his address was C/o The Drill Hall ,Durham City.
    Thomas Tate was awarded a 1914-15 Star
    War Medal
    Victory Medal.

    In Army Order 423 ,1923 it authorised the award a Territorial Efficiency Medal (TEM GV) which was presented on February 15th 1924.
    It was authorised in a further Army Order that Thomas Tate be awarded the Efficiency Medal presented in February 1937. So the five medals in Drews photo have been correctly identified by Owen. :)

    Kyle
     
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  5. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Not sure if this is going to be of any use, but i do have a copy of 8th Battalion THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY 39-45 Compiled by Majors P. J. Lewis, M.C. assisted by Major I.R. English, M.C. Printed in 1949. J. & P. BEALLS LTD. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. A nice thin card paper back.

    Stu.
     

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