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The 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry The 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry was raised at Durham in August 1914. After training Britain they proceeded to France on the 17th of April 1915 landing at Boulogne to joined 151st Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division. They saw action in the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915 and in June after suffering heavy casualties merged with the 6th DLI to become the 6/8th until mid August. They were in action again on the Somme in 1916 and at Arras and Passchendaele in 1917, in 1918 saw action on The Somme and in the Battles of the Lys. In August the 8th DLI transferred to 117th Brigade, 39th Division and was disbanded in France on the 6th of November 1918. Looking for help with Family History Research?      Please read our Family History FAQ's Thanks to everyone who attended our event We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Dec 2011     Please note we currently have a large backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great Those known to have served with The 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry during The Great War Select a story link or scroll down to browse those stories hosted on this site. Lance Sjt. G. W. Anderson 8th Btn. Rgmtl Sjt Mjr. J. J. Atkinson Lt. C. W. Baldwin Sjt. J. Bankhead Lance Sjt. J. Bare Sjt. R. Barnes Private Emmerson Beckwith 8th. Battalion (d.29th. April 1917) Read his Story. Pte. Walter Beet 8th Battalion (d.11th April 1918) Read his Story. W. A. Benson Lt. G. E. Blackett Lt. Blair Lance Sjt. A. Booth 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. S. Boys 8th Btn. Capt. T. A. Bradford 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. J. Bramwell 8th Btn. Lt. J. R. Brass 8th Btn. Sjt. G. Briggs 8th Btn. Sjt. T. A. Brown 8th Btn. L/Cpl. George William Burgess 8th Battalion Read his Story. Capt. V. Burgoyne-Johnson 8th Btn. Lt. T. F. Calinan 8th Btn. Sjt. T. Chrisp 8th Btn. Lt. N. Clark 8th Btn. Sjt. T. Clough Sjt. W. B. Coates (d.21 Apr 1917) Lance Sjt. J. R. Colman 8th Btn. Capt. W. H. Coulson 8th Btn. Sjt. F. Crow 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Davidson 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. W. H. Denholm 8th Btn. J. Dixon 8th Btn. Sjt. W. Dodd 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. G. D. Dodds 8th Btn. Lt. Elliott 8th Btn. Armourer Sjt. A. Eves Sjt. J. Forrest Pte. Joseph Foster 8th Btn. (d.29th Sep 1916) Rgmtl Qtrmtr Sjt. W. Francis 2nd Lt. R. Gillender 8th Btn. Capt. G. D. Gould 8th Btn. Sjt. J. R. Greaves 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Hall 8th Btn. Sjt. J. W. Hanson 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. F. C. S. Harrison 8th Btn. Capt. F. G. Harvey 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. G. F. Hobson 8th Btn. Capt. H. B. Holdsworth 8th Btn. Capt. Padre. Holman-Brown 8th Btn. Lt. J. Hopper 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. J. Hutchinson 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. H. I'Anson 8th Btn. Company Qtr Mstr Sjt. C. Jackson 8th Btn. Capt. L. V. B. Johnson 8th Btn. Lt. W. Johnson 8th Btn. Sjt. W. Kay 8th Btn. Kierl 8th Btn. Mjr. P. Kirkup MC. 8th Btn. Sjt. H. Knott 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Laidlaw 8th Btn. Company Qtr Mstr Sjt. E. F. Lee 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. D. D. R. Lewis 8th Btn. Lt. E. A. Leybourne 8th Btn. Sjt. W. Liddle 8th Btn. Lt -Col C. Lomax 8th Btn. Lance Sjt. T. B. Lowrey 8th Btn. Pte. Charles Luckraft 8th Battalion Read his Story. Lance Sjt. J. Makepeace 8th Btn. Sjt. R. Malone 8th Btn. Sjt. A. R. Marshall 8th Btn. Sjt. R. H. Marshall 8th Btn. Sjt. T. Marshall 8th Btn. Lt. W. Marshall 8th Btn. Lt -Col. J. H. Martin MC. 8th Btn. Sjt. G. McCullen 8th Btn. Company Sjt Mjr. A. McKie 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. H. S. McKinlay 8th Btn. Capt. J. McNiff Read his Story. Lance Sjt. M. McQuillan 8th Btn. Pte. J. L. Middleton 8th Btn. Sjt. E. Miles 8th Btn. Capt. Padre. C. Milner 8th Btn. Sjt. F. W. Mole 8th Btn. Lt. E. H. Motum 8th Btn. Lt. A. W. Nesbitt 8th Btn. Capt. A. Oswell MC. 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. E. A. Pike 8th Btn. Sjt. S. Platten 8th Btn. Sjt. T. J. Price 8th Btn. H. F. Punshon 8th Btn. Lt. L. A. Ramsay 8th Btn. Pte. John William Ray 8th Battalion (d.26 Mar 1918) Read his Story. Colour Sjt. T. Richardson 8th Btn. Capt. J. A. S. Ritson 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. W. H. Robinson 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Robson 8th Btn. Lt. J. N. O. Rogers 8th Btn. Company Sjt Mjr. W. Roxby 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. D. L. Rutter 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. D. Sherwood 8th Btn. Lt. Sisson 8th Btn. Mjr. J. H. Smeddle TD. 8th Btn. Company Qtr Mstr Sjt. J. G. Smith 8th Btn. Company Sjt Mjr. T. Smith 8th Btn. Lt. J. A. Stenhouse Read his Story. T. G. Taylor 8th Btn. Sjt. J. G. Teasdale 8th Btn. Lance Sjt. R. Thwaites 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Todd 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. H. Townsend 8th Btn. Sjt. G. W. Tucker 8th Btn. Capt. J. Turnbull 8th Btn. Lt -Col. J. Turnbull 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. A. R. Twigg 8th Btn. Capt. E. H. Veitch 8th Btn. F. S. Wakefield 8th Btn. T. W. Walker 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. H. B. C. Watt 8th Btn. Capt. F. M. Weeks 8th Btn. Lt. C. L. B. Whall 8th Btn. Lt. Wharrier 8th Btn. Sjt. N. Wilkinson 8th Btn. Company Qtr Mstr Sjt. F. Wilson 8th Btn. Lt. J. A. Wilson 8th Btn. Lt. J. Wood 8th Btn. 2nd Lt. W. Woodward 8th Btn. Sjt. J. Young 8th Btn. Capt. J. McNiff Royal Army Medical Corps. Captain McNiff of the RAMC was attached to the 8th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. Lt. J. A. Stenhouse Royal Army Medical Corps. Lt J A Stenhouse of teh RAMC was attached to the 8th battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. Private Emmerson Beckwith 8th. Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.29th. April 1917) Emmerson (Emmy) was my father's step brother (aged 25) was killed in the Second Battle of Arras just 6 days after my father's brother in law, Lance Corporal Robert Lightburn (Aged 29) was killed, serving with 11th. Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, in the same battle, but different sectors. The two families lived within 1 mile of each other in the same mining village in North West Durham L/Cpl. George William Burgess 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry I would like to remember my great grandfather: Lance Cpl George William Burgess 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, service no:1801/300098. He survived the war but was taken prisoner 26th April 1915 at Ypres. Pte. John William Ray 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.26 Mar 1918) John Ray was my grandfather's cousin, though I only found out about him when I started doing family history. He was born in 1888 and was a hairdresser before the war. He married in 1910 and in the 1911 census he was living with his in-laws. Reading between the lines, this arrangement might have been a bit awkward, as he'd obviously got his wife Jane (nee Bowman) pregnant well before their marriage. He was killed during the German offensive of March 1918 which inflicted heavy casualties on the Allies and is buried in Assevillers war cemetery. He left behind a daughter, Mary Annie, aged 7 and two boys: John (5) and Robert (3). Pte. Charles Luckraft 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Charles Luckraft joined up some time in the middle of 1915 and came home in early 1919. I think that following the Battle of Arras in 1917 he transferred to the the 8th Tank Regiment Pte. Walter Beet 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.11th April 1918) I have only just found my grandmother's cousin, Walter Beet, and I wondered why he joined the Durham Light Infantry when living in Yorkshire. Could it be that they marched through Wadsworth on their way to war and he decided to join them? Editors Note: Walter Beet enlisted in 1917, at this time men were assigned to which ever Battalion required reinforcements and conscription was in force. The concept of Pals Battalions, made up of men from their local area was a thing of the past by the time Walter joined up.

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