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Offline daviesmcintosh

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17th Durham Rifle Volunteers
« on: Tuesday 19 March 13 20:50 GMT (UK) »
Where may I find info on the 17th Durham Riffle volunteers, I have found this piece about Thomas Holden Bates an ancestor of mine, would love to try and find out more.  The entry about him is at the top in the second column.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22454/pages/4788/page.pdf
Davies,Morgan,Bates,Millard,Drury,Briscoe,Russell,Matthews,Carleton,Carr.

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Re: 17th Durham Rifle Volunteers
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 March 13 07:18 GMT (UK) »
Perhaps this may have been better in the Durham section?

But nevertheless, a quick Google search found several entries, including this one:-

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=530039.0
Daniel: Scarborough
Malyon: Essex, London
Bell: Northumberland
Gibbs: Northumberland, Co Durham, North Yorks
Appleyard: Bridlington, Scarborough
Barton: Nottingham, Sheffield
Bunn, Sanderson, Gray, Hindmarsh, Tron , Tait and others - wife's family , Durham and Northumberland

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Re: 17th Durham Rifle Volunteers
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 March 13 08:59 GMT (UK) »
You could try emailing the Durham Light Infantry Museum http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000029-Durham-Light-Infantry-Museum.htm

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Re: 17th Durham Rifle Volunteers
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 20 March 13 10:21 GMT (UK) »
Nineteen Rifle Volunteer units were formed in Durham. These part-time soldiers were formed into Volunteer battalions of the DLI in 1881. http://www.lightinfantry.me.uk/dli.htm

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