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==1914==
===Western Front===
*Enlistments: [[Edward Danson (3848 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Alfred Forsyth (15556 Pte.)]].
*[[Battle of Flanders]] begins, a desperate struggle for the coast lasting for some six weeks and including (a) [[Battle of the Yser]], [[16 October]], ''seq''. (b) [[Battle of Ypres]], [[19 October]], ''seq''.
*[[Paris]] heavily bombed.
*Cavalry fighting near [[Hazebrouck]].
===Eastern Front===
*[[Poland]]: Germans take Sochaczew.
*[[Galicia]]: Russians forced to raise the siege of [[Przemsyl]], which is reprovisioned from [[Cracow]].
*Austrians recover [[Jaroslau]].
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*Russian cruiser ''Pallada'' sunk by German submarine ''[[SM U-26|U-26]]'' in Baltic.
 
==References / notes==
==1916==
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*[[Battalion]] situated in the support line of the Cambrin Sector &ndash; supplying working parties<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref> for the Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref>
*Commanding Officer, [[Col.]] Girdwood, proceeds to England on leave; [[Major]] Moore of 17th Highland Light Infantry takes over command of the [[Lonsdales]].<ref name="wdoct16" />
*Reinforcements of 12 [[other ranks]] arrive.<ref name="wdoct16" />
 
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Teteghem involved in [[Company]] training. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref>
 
==References / notes==
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