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==1915 (Friday)==
*German counter-attacks repulsed at [[Neuve Chapelle]].
*Forfeiture of pay: J. Cunningham (16422)<ref name="lowther137">{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref>
*Russians repulse German attacks near Augustovo Woods and north of [[Przasnysz]].
*Enlisted to E Company: Tom Teasdaler (19437)<ref name="lowther137" />
*French force for [[Dardanelles]] collecting in North Africa.
*Dutch Government issue warning that foreign merchant ships using Dutch flag will be detained (see [[30 January]] and [[11 February]]).
*British Government notify Russian Government of their acceptance of Russian claims to [[Constantinople]] (see [[4 March]], [[12 April]] 1915, and [[2 December]] 1916).
*[[Battalion]] situated in [[billet|billets]] in [[Albert (place)|Albert]] providing 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="wdmarch16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref>
*French Government issue decrees similar to British Order in Council and Proclamation of the [[11 March]].
*Captain A. J. Dawson is invalided home. Captain Corbett takes over command of 'D' Company.<ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
*General [[Sir Ian Hamilton]] appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (Dardanelles) Expeditionary Force (see [[17 March]]).
*Joseph Martin writes a letter to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:
:{{quote-left}}Dear Sir, Just a line to say that I received your parcel of cigarettes and twist, and also matches, which prove to be very serviceable here, and useful, as you will no doubt be aware that French matches are absolutely useless, and beyond the means of the soldiers here. I am sure it speaks highly of you and your readers who subscribe so magnificently to your fund to provide smokes for those who are enduring the state of things in this country. I am pleased to say we are all quite well at present, and we are out of the trenches for a few days, but will not be long till we are back again. I am sorry to say that we lost some very fine chaps last week, including our Platoon Officer. You might find room in your valuable paper for these few lines, and to thank Mr. J. Sherwen, of Distington, for his kindness. I ask him to accept my kind regards and good wishes, and success to your valuable paper.{{quote-right}} <ref>''[[Lonsdales Lose Some Fine Chaps]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[24 March]], 1916.</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion situated in the Support Intermediate Line (Kuropatkin). The Lonsdales and Royal Engineer 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> in the [[trench|trenches]] during the day; relieves the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the front line [[trench]]es.<ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref>
==1918==
*Battalion situated in the line. [[Artillery]] activity above normal. Enemy shells 'Egypt' and 'Ajax Ho' and [[Allied]] artillery retaliates effectively on enemy [[machine gun]]s during the night. Two officer patrols leave Posts 11 and 19 and gain valuable information. Further officers patrols leave Post 3 and proceed along the railway and obtain useful intelligence there.<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref>
*Deaths: [[Joseph Oliphant (241653 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Edward Neal (4968 L/Cpl.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
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==Acknowledgements==
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