Durham Light Infantry Memorial Lingèvres

Near the church is the memorial to the Durham Light Infantry.
The 151st Infantry Brigade of the 50th Northumbrian Infantry Division consisted of the 6th, 8th and 9th Durham Light Infantry Battalions. She landed on Gold Beach on D-Day in the second wave. The 9th DLI was involved in the terrible Battle of Lingèvres on Wednesday, June 14, 1944. Its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Humphrey Woods, 28 years old, was killed at the head of his troops. On that day the unit lost 248 men (dead, wounded or missing), almost half its strength.
The memorial was the brainchild of members of the emergency services in County Durham and Darlington (UK). Working closely with the officials and residents of Lingèvres, they decided to pay tribute to the soldiers of the Durham Light Infantry.
The stone, sourced from a quarry in County Durham, was unveiled on the 70th anniversary, June 10, 2014.
The term "Land of the Prince Bishops" refers to the Middle Ages, when the bishop exercised power over County Durham.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Koos Winkelman