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County Durham on Armistice Day 1918

The end of the war - how the news was received across the county

The Durham Light Infantry and The Somme 1916

Read John Bilcliffe's impressive study of the DLI 100 years ago

Diary of William Roberts (D/DLI 7/577/1)

William Roberts (1894-1917)

Lambton estate worker went over the top with 18th DLI on 1 July 1916

Connie Kirkup (1889-1950)

Birtley munitions hospital matron who visited POW fiance in Switzerland

Charles Herbert Moss, DCRO: D/DLI 7/478/6

Charles Herbert Moss (1880-1963)

Lewis gunner who survived 1 July 1916 with the 18th Battalion DLI

Lieutenant Philip Anthony Brown, Durham light Infantry

Philip Anthony Brown (1886-1915)

DLI officer rescued from No Man's Land by his observer Thomas Kenny

Roland Boys Bradford VC (1892-1917)

One of two brothers awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War

Identification badge of the 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry

Durham Light Infantry 10th Battalion

One of the first battalions raised for Lord Kitchener's new army

Bombardment of Hartlepool

Town shelled by German navy in December 1914

Stanhope Prisoner of War Camp

Work camp for German POWs near Newlandside Quarry

Your Durham, Your History

This website tells the story of County Durham and its people in the First World War. Individual stories about people, places, events and organisations will reveal the impact of the conflict on entire communities a hundred years ago. Many stories focus on the home front and how life changed for both adults and young people. You can also explore the extraordinary lives lived by ordinary Durham people away from home in the years 1914 to 1919. Help us to discover, research and share new and forgotten stories about the area between the Rivers Tyne and Tees as part of the First World War centenary commemorations.