A BOOK charting the history of a remarkable Army battalion is to receive a national award.
County Durham Books, the publishing arm of Durham County Council, will receive The Alan Ball Local History Award 2002 for The Gateshead Gurkhas, by former head teacher Harry Moses.
The book charts the history of the 9th battalion of The Durham Light Infantry (9DLI) from its birth in Gateshead as a voluntary group in the 1860s to its last parade in 1967. It was launched in January and looks at 9DLI in both World Wars, when the battalion achieved a unique record of service and sacrifice.
In announcing the award, the judges said it was "a first-class and handsomely-produced regimental history, enormously detailed and well-researched."
Patrick Conway, the county council's director of cultural services, said: "We're thrilled to win this award for The Gateshead Gurkhas, which we last won in 1994 for Cathedral Artists and Images. We were commended two years later for The Faithful Sixth, about 6DLI, written once again by Harry Moses."
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