Ƙirƙirar wani nau'i mai mahimmanci na wannan jumla An kafa Batun na 8 a Bristol a watan Satumba na 1914 kuma ya isa Faransa a watan Yuli na 1915 a matsayin wani ɓangare na 57th Brigade a cikin 19th (Western) Division.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "Batalyon na 8 ya isa Faransa a watan Yulin 1915 a matsayin wani ɓangare na Brigade na 57 a cikin Rukunin 19 (Yammacin), kuma ya ga aikinsa na farko a shekara mai zuwa a La Boiselle a lokacin yakin Albert. "