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ON THE FRONTLINE: Men of the New Zealand army manning an artillery position in Beaussart in 1918. During a German bombing raid on British artillery in the same village two years earlier, Private Arthur Armstrong of Crook became 18DLI’s first casualty on foreign soil

Durham Pals suffer first casualty on foreign soil

Tony Kearney | April 2, 2016

AT EASE: Soldiers from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment resting up during the Battle of the Somme

From sand to snow for Durham Pals

Tony Kearney | March 26, 2016

The 18th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry arrived in Port Remy on the banks of the River Somme in the early hours of March 14, 1916 on a bitterly cold night before marching through the town to their billets

To Somme by cattle truck

Tony Kearney | March 19, 2016

The SS Ivernia, which carried the Durham Pals from Egypt to France

Exodus from Egypt

Tony Kearney | March 12, 2016

Wheatley Hill miner awarded Durham Light Infantry’s first Victoria Cross of Great War was just ‘doing his duty’

Chris Lloyd | November 4, 2015

IN MEMORY: The plaque at St Herbert's Church, Yarm Road, Darlington, carrying the names of 15 men from Darlington who died in the First World War

Plaque in Darlington church recalls town’s victims

Chris Lloyd | November 4, 2014

FAMILY WEDDING: A magnificent picture taken at Cargott Farm, Great Burdon, near Haughton-le-Skerne, on June 1, 1921, showing the wedding of Thirkell Dougill and Annie Blair – the happy couple are at the centre of the first seated row. Third from the right on the back row is Thomas Bamlett, who was shot through the neck in the First World War. Next to him is his mother, who lost two of her other sons in the war

Memorial erected for future generations continues to inspire

Chris Lloyd | October 28, 2014

The duchess and her ‘boys in blue’

Ruth Campbell | July 25, 2014

Diary of Gunner George James: June 24 – July 3

Chris Lloyd | July 1, 2014

Diary of Gunner George James: June 22 – 26

Chris Lloyd | June 23, 2014

Thrills on the high seas

Chris Lloyd | June 9, 2014

Diary of Gunner George James: April 26 – May 16

Chris Lloyd | May 28, 2014

The nurses of the Voluntary Aid Detachment

Chris Lloyd | May 13, 2014

The rise of Robert Ropner

Chris Lloyd | May 6, 2014

ACTIVE GUNS: German soldiers fire their 77m field guns – the nortorious ‘Whizz Bangs’ George heard

Diary of Gunner George James: April 19 – 25, 1916

Chris Lloyd | April 22, 2014

BATTLE GROUND: One of the craters at St Eloi

Diary of Gunner George James: April 4 – 19, 1916

Chris Lloyd | April 14, 2014

A soldier, his spoon and his spouse

Chris Lloyd | April 10, 2014

Diary of Gunner George James: March 31 – April 4, 1916

Chris Lloyd | March 31, 2014

Cartoonist that boosted morale with “vulgar caricatures” of British soldiers

Chris Lloyd | March 17, 2014

Diary of Gunner George James: March 6 – 13, 1916

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