Regiment', aged 18. Son of John Thomas Yates and Margaret Yates, of Dean Bank. Ferryhill Cemetery, Co Durham, Sec. I, Grave 110.

King, Pte Edwin, 14828249. Died 17/1/45, serving with Durham Light Infantry 'attached 10th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment', aged 18. Son of Raymond and Audrey A King, of Walsden, Todmorden. Walsden, (St Peter) Churchyard, Yorkshire, Sec Grave 48.

Lee, Pte Kenneth, 14828252. Died 17/1/45, serving with Durham Light Infantry 'attached 10th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment', aged 18. Husband of Mary Ellen Lee, of Thackley. Idle (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Yorkshire.

McGregor, Pte Duncan Roy, 14835773. Died 28/4/46, serving with 2 DLI, aged 19. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Northumberland, enlisted Northumberland. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, 7 A 8.

May, William Donald, 14857616. Commissioned DLI, 354815, 29/9/45. LG 2/11/45

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37332/supplement/5328

Leete, Gordon Beresford, 14861638. Commissioned DLI, 354815, 29/9/45. LG 2/11/45

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37332/supplement/5328

Kavanagh, Pte John, 14862240. Died 17/4/45, serving with the Durham Light Infantry, battalion not specified by the CWGC, aged 19. Son of William and Bertha Kavanagh, of Sunderland, Co Durham. Suez War Memorial Cemetery, 4 C 4.

Ellett, Pte Frank, 14882732. Died 2/7/45, serving with the North Staffordshire Regiment, 'attached 8th Bn Durham Light Infantry', aged 18. Son of Edward Gunston Ellett and Winifred Mary Ellett, of Birches Green, Birmingham. Keighley(Utley) Cemetery, Yorkshire, Sec R, Grave 19.

Tully, Pte Dennis Walter, 14891177. Died 25/5/46, serving with 4th Bn DLI, aged 19. Son of George Reed Tully and Margaret Tully, of Wooler, Northumberland. Wooler (St Mary) Church Burial Ground, Grave C 567.

Barratt, Pte George Leslie, 14894936. Died 25/4/46, serving with 2 DLI, aged 19. Son of George Edward and Alice Maud Barratt, of Bradford, Yorkshire. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, 7 A 2.

Firsby, Pte George Henry, 14896027. Died 16/8/45, serving with the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), 'attached 6th Bn Durham Light Infantry', aged 18. Son of George Henry and Ethel Frisby, of Wakefield. Wakefield Cemetery, Sec C, Grave 563.

Died accidentally in a road accident near Hull.

News item 'Crash after Dance', Hartlepool Mail, 16/8/45, p 2.

News item Sunderland Echo, 16/8/45, p 8.

Barrett, Pte L, 14927286. Died 26/9/46, serving with 2 DLI. No CWGC age or Next of Kin details. Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore, 27 B 3. Not on DCL.

Wilson, Pte J G, 14939111. Died 29/12/47, serving with 1 DLI, aged 20. Son of John G Wilson and Sarah B Wilson, of Sunderland, Co Durham. Kirechki-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece, Plot 15, Grave 660. Christian names not listed by CWGC. Chronologically the last DLI casualty within the CWGC remit for WW2, which covers all casualties through to 31/12/47.

Rowley, Pte Alfred, 14973363. Died 13/11/45, serving with 6 DLI, aged 21. Son of Fred and Emma Young Rowley, of West Hartlepool, husband of Phyllis Gwendoline Rowley, of West Hartlepool. Brancepeth (St Brandon) Churchyard).

Parr, L/Cpl W, 14995156. Died 13/9/46, serving with the Durham Light Infantry, battalion not specified by CWGC, aged 23. Son of George and Harriet E Parr, of Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. Sai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, I F 12.

McDonald, L/Cpl P B, 19100563. Died 9/11/47, serving with 2 DLI, aged 19. Son of James and Jean McDonald, of Gateshead, Co Durham. Taukkyan War Cemetery, 17 B 21.

Gowland, Pte W A, 19005886. Died 10/2/47, serving with 2 DLI, aged 18. Son of William Edward Gowland, and of Florence Gowland, of Wearhead, Co Durham. Rangoon Cemetery, Burma, 3 G 17.

Whitehouse, Pte Raymond, 19010430. Died 3/3/47, serving with 1 DLI, aged 18. Son of Cyril and Edith Hilda Whitehouse,