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=Document library=
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=Lonsdale Battalion War Diary=
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=The 12th (Reserve) Battalion=
The '''12th (Reserve) Battalion Border Regiment''', also known as the '''12th Border Regiment''', was formed as reserve battalion from the Depot Companies of the Lonsdale Battalion at [[Glossary:Prees Heath Camp|Prees Heath Camp]] on [[26 May]], 1915<ref name="ofb12">''[http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitData?UniX=10978 12 The Border Regiment]'' Orders of Battle. Accessed 7 August 2016.</ref> and remained in the UK supplying drafts to the Lonsdales. On [[1 September]] 1916 the Battalion was absorbed into the 75th Training Reserve Battalion of 17th Reserve Brigade.<ref name="ofb12" /><ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/border.htm The Border Regiment] Chris Barker. The Long, Long Trail. Accessed 7 August 2016.</ref> For casualties of the 12th (Reserve) Battalion, see below.
*Ernest William Graham (2nd Lieut.)
*H. V. Harding (17465 C.S.M.)
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*George Edward Whitehead (25012 Pte.)
*F. Williams (24369 Pte.)
=Further reading=▼
*''[[The Border Regiment in the Great War (book)|Border Regiment in the Great War, The]]'' by [[Harold Carmichael Wylly|H.C. Wylly]].▼
*''[[The Lonsdale Battalion 1914-1918 (book)|Lonsdale Battalion 1914 – 1918, The]]'' by Colin Bardgett.▼
*''[[Redan Ridge - The Last Stand (book)|Redan Ridge - The Last Stand]]'' by Peter Weston.▼
*''[[Thiepval - Battleground Somme (book)|Thiepval - Battleground Somme]]'' by Michael Steadman.▼
*''[[Tried and Valiant The Story of the Border Regiment 1702-1959]]'' by Douglas Sutherland.▼
=External links= ▼
*[http://www.freewebs.com/granatloch/index.html The Lonsdale Pals Battalion - 11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment, 1914-1918]▼
*[http://www.freewebs.com/granatloch/spike50.html The Lonsdale War Grave project]▼
*[http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/spike.htm Private John Farrer] Hellfire Corner.▼
*[http://lowther.co.uk/blog/2015/07/01/lonsdale-battalion-a-history/ Lonsdale Battalion Timeline] Lowther Family and Estate.▼
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/45172e1f-50e8-4cc3-a356-fbe039ef589a The 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion of the Border Regiment] National Archives.▼
*[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/59400/LONSDALE%20CEMETERY,%20AUTHUILLE Lonsdale Cemetery] Commonwealth War Graves Commission.▼
*[http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/lonsdale.htm Lonsdale Cemetery] WW1 Cemeteries.▼
*[http://www.1914-1918.net/border.htm Border Regiment Battalions] The Long Long Trail 1914-1918.▼
*[http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org Cumbria's Museum of Military Life] The Regimental Museum at Carlisle.▼
=Selected images of the Lonsdales=
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File:Colonel The Right Hon. Earl of Lonsdale.jpg|[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Colonel The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale]]
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File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver) rear.jpg|Reverse side of genuine Lonsdale cap badge (silver)
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▲=Further reading=
▲*''[[The Border Regiment in the Great War (book)|Border Regiment in the Great War, The]]'' by [[Harold Carmichael Wylly|H.C. Wylly]].
▲*''[[The Lonsdale Battalion 1914-1918 (book)|Lonsdale Battalion 1914 – 1918, The]]'' by Colin Bardgett.
▲*''[[Redan Ridge - The Last Stand (book)|Redan Ridge - The Last Stand]]'' by Peter Weston.
▲*''[[Thiepval - Battleground Somme (book)|Thiepval - Battleground Somme]]'' by Michael Steadman.
▲*''[[Tried and Valiant The Story of the Border Regiment 1702-1959]]'' by Douglas Sutherland.
▲=External links=
▲*[http://www.freewebs.com/granatloch/index.html The Lonsdale Pals Battalion - 11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment, 1914-1918]
▲*[http://www.freewebs.com/granatloch/spike50.html The Lonsdale War Grave project]
▲*[http://www.hellfirecorner.co.uk/spike.htm Private John Farrer] Hellfire Corner.
▲*[http://lowther.co.uk/blog/2015/07/01/lonsdale-battalion-a-history/ Lonsdale Battalion Timeline] Lowther Family and Estate.
▲*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/45172e1f-50e8-4cc3-a356-fbe039ef589a The 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion of the Border Regiment] National Archives.
▲*[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/59400/LONSDALE%20CEMETERY,%20AUTHUILLE Lonsdale Cemetery] Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
▲*[http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/lonsdale.htm Lonsdale Cemetery] WW1 Cemeteries.
▲*[http://www.1914-1918.net/border.htm Border Regiment Battalions] The Long Long Trail 1914-1918.
▲*[http://www.cumbriasmuseumofmilitarylife.org Cumbria's Museum of Military Life] The Regimental Museum at Carlisle.
=References / notes=
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