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Durham Light Infantry

Military unit
The Durham Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with... Wikipedia
Branch: British Army
Colonel of the Regiment: Major General Abdy Henry Gough Ricketts CBE, DSO
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent
Colours: Facing colour: White (from 1881); Dark Green (from 1903); Regimental Colours: Red and Dark Green
Identification symbol: Within a Bugle Horn stringed the letters "DLI"
March: Slow: The Old 68th; Quick: The Light Barque; Double: Moneymusk
Nickname(s): The Faithful Durhams; Dirty Little Imps; Devil's Last Issue