Durham Light Infantry Memorial
A memorial to the men of the Durham Light Infantry who were murdered by the 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion in the grounds of Chateau D'Audrieu.
THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
4987501 PTE. WILLIAM HENRY BARLOW 6 DLI AGE 21
14617934 PTE. EVAN HAYTON 6 DLI AGE 20
MURDERED BY THE 12TH SS RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION IN THE
GROUNDS OF CHATEAU D'AUDRIEU
8TH JUNE 1944
REMEMBERED BY THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION
"FAITHFUL"
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