I was looking tofind out if I could find anything more specifically about James Cockburn's 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry since he signed 8th Durham L.I. after his name.
I found out it was raised in Durham in August 1914. After training in Britain, they went to France arriving April 17, 1915 and soon saw action at the Battle of Yrpes in June and after heavy casualties, merged with the 6th Durham L.I. to become the 6/8 Durham L.I.
They saw action again at the Battle of the Somme and Battle of Lys.
In August, the 8th DLI transferred to the 117th Brigade, 39th Division and were disbanded in France after November 1918.
--DaCoot
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