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Pte. James Loftus Moreland
British Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Bishop Auckland
(d.16th Sep 1916)
James Loftus Moreland was the son of James Moreland and Winifred (nee Kell). He was born in August 1896.
His father James had joined the 6th Durham Light Infantry in 1908 and was sent to the front with the regiment in 1915. His son joined the same regiment in 1916 as a conscript just turned 21. He joined the regiment near High Wood during the battle of the Somme. It is said that he was in the same trench as his father and when he was shot his father carried him back to a clearing station but it was too late. He died on 16th September 1916. James is buried in Adanac cemetery. His father who served until 1919 had also served during the Boar War lived until 1953.