Teesdale Mercury 26.08.1914
The “London Gazette” of last Monday’s date shows the following interesting announcement: Quartermaster-Sergeant James Patrick Cherry, Durham Light Infantry, to be Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant, 25th August 1914.”
He enlisted 14 years ago, during the South African War and was posted to DLI (Durham light Infantry) 2 1/2 years ago
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Quartermaster Cherry of Durham Light Infantry, mentioned in dispatches