2/5th Bn DLI confusion

Our dad was in the 413 and based at Louvain i believe. Has anyone got any info on their activity there please

 

Some more photos from Eden Camp Museum

 

More photos of 113 LAA in their earlier guise of home defence searchlight regt.

 

Well, I shall start again, my Father Louis Andrew Makinson, s/n 4453730, enlisted into 5th Battalion DLI (T A) on 3rd February 1939, sometime between this date and Feb1941 he was at 234 S/L Training Regiment until it 234 disbanded and became 557 S/L Battery, it was this unit that he went to war with. This Battery became a Moonlight Battery and was later attached to the Canadians after being split and forming 582 Moonlight Battery who went with 30 Corps. After the split he was 582 Battery, I keep forgetting to put in the words Independent and Moonlight, for that was their designation .. 557 and 582 Ind Moonlight Battery.

 

Richard just to make you aware the new `DLI` facility at St Qswalds opens on 14 June 2024 amongst the archived records is
Ref: D/DLI 15/1/56
Army Book 358 Register of Soldiers, Durham Light Infantry, no. 70, these are former DLI personnel serving or having served in the Royal Artillery Search Light [Regiments], c.1939 - 1945.
Obviously you are well aware that 5 DLI ceased to be a light infantry regiment in 1938 and when your Dad joined in 39 they were an affiliated regiment only having been under both RE and RA command post DLI .
Hope the record will be useful to you


Kyle

 

Thanks Kyle, I have now got dad's records from the mod, but I will certainly be calling in to see this one.