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==1914== |
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*Enlistments: [[Edward Danson (3848 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Alfred Forsyth (15556 Pte.)]]. |
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===Western Front=== |
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*[[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''. |
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*[[Paris]] heavily bombed. |
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*Cavalry fighting near [[Hazebrouck]]. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Poland]]: Germans take Sochaczew. |
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*[[Galicia]]: Russians forced to raise the siege of [[Przemsyl]], which is reprovisioned from [[Cracow]]. |
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*Austrians recover [[Jaroslau]]. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*Russian cruiser ''[[Russian cruiser Pallada|Pallada]]'' sunk by German submarine ''[[SM U-26|U-26]]'' in Baltic. |
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==1916== |
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*[[Battalion]] situated in the support line of the Cambrin Sector – 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> |
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*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" /> |
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*Reinforcements of 12 [[other ranks]] arrive.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Teteghem involved in [[Company]] training. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:09, 6 June 2020
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 11 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 11 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Enlistments: Edward Danson (3848 Pte.) • Alfred Forsyth (15556 Pte.).
1916
- Battalion situated in the support line of the Cambrin Sector – supplying working parties[1] for the Royal Engineers.[2]
- Commanding Officer, Col. Girdwood, proceeds to England on leave; Major Moore of 17th Highland Light Infantry takes over command of the Lonsdales.[2]
- Reinforcements of 12 other ranks arrive.[2]
1917
References / notes
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917