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Title: The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
France, April 1915-November 1918

Author: Unknown

Editor: R.B. Ainsworth

Release Date: September 5, 2005 [EBook #16660]

Language: English

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THE STORY

OF THE 6TH BATTALION

THE DURHAM LIGHT

INFANTRY

France, _April_ 1915--_November_ 1918

EDITED BY

CAPT. R.B. AINSWORTH, M.C.

LONDON
THE ST. CATHERINE PRESS
STAMFORD STREET, S.E.
1919

CONTENTS.

PAGE

FOREWORD 7

CHAPTER I.
THE "SALIENT" 9

CHAPTER II.
ARMENTIERES AND THE RETURN TO THE "SALIENT" 20

CHAPTER III.
THE SOMME 25

CHAPTER IV.
ARRAS 35

CHAPTER V.
RETURN TO THE "SALIENT" 41

CHAPTER VI.
THE SOMME, THE LYS AND THE AISNE 45

APPENDICES.

OFFICERS KILLED OR DIED, COMMANDING OFFICERS, DECORATIONS, ETC. 57

FOREWORD.

During one of the short periods of training in 1917, it was suggested
that lectures should be delivered to the troops on the history of their
battalions in France. Accordingly Capt. G. Kirkhouse, then Assistant
Adjutant, set to work to collect material for this purpose. Owing to
there being no officers, and very few men, who had served continuously
with the Battalion since April, 1915, t