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The 68th, or Durham Regiment, Light Infantry
1881 The Durham Light Infantry

106th
1839 The Honourable East India Company’s 2nd Bombay European Infantry Regiment
1858 The 2nd Bombay European Light Infantry
1862 The 106th Bombay Light Infantry
1881 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry

Letter Crests

“DURHAM” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

Durham Light Infnatry Officers 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.194)

Another version is recorded with a Bugle rather than horn centre, and a title “THE DURHAM Lt Inf” over “REGIMENT”, described as possibly a prototype from the Gaunt collection. PHOTO NEEDED.

“BOMBAY LIGHT INFty”

106th Bombay Light Infantry Officers 1861-1881 (Ryan fig.156)

“BOMBAY LIGHT INFANTRY”

Bombay Light Infantry Other Ranks Pre 1871.

“DURHAM LIGHT” / “INFANTRY”

Durham Light Infantry Officers 1881-1901 (Ryan fig.231)

“DURHAM” / “LIGHT INFANTRY”

Durham Light Infantry Officers 1881-1901
Variation with “DURHAM” over “LIGHT INFANTRY”

“2nd DURHAM” / “REGIMENT”

2nd Durham Regiment of Militia Other Ranks.

Became 4th Battalion Durham Light Infantry in 1881.

“SUNDERLAND VOLUNTEER” / “RIFLES”

Sunderland Volunteer Rifles.

Became the 3rd (Sunderland) Volunteer Battalion of the DLI in December 1887.

This is possibly the centre for the Other Ranks buckle for the 3rd Corps (The Sunderland) Durham Rifle Volunteers, became the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry in 1887.

Durham Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks outer ring.