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==1915 (Thursday)==
*Appointments: [[Lance Sergeant]] W.William Dodds (13271),]] is appointed [[Lance CorporalSergeant]]s E. Smith (16350) J. Atkinson (13704) to {{B Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>.
*[[John Atkinson (13704)]] and E. Smith (16350) are appointed [[Lance Corporal]], also to B Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*Twenty men are recruited from Carr’s Biscuits.<ref>{{lowther|recno=12}}</ref>
==1916 (Friday)==
*Newspaper article:articles ''[[Rats in Millions]]''.<ref> and ''[[RatsLonsdales ingot MillionsTheir Football]]'' –are published in the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 14 January, 1916.</ref>
*Aveluy: Situated in the F1 sub-sector.
*Newspaper article: ''[[Lonsdales got Their Football]]''.<ref>''[[Lonsdales got Their Football]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 14 January, 1916.</ref>
**Battalion is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry and return to rest billets[[billet]]s at Bouzincourt. <ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>▼
*[[Private]] W. Bacon writes to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:
**{{C Company}} remains in billets at Aveluy
:{{quote-left}}Dear Sir, Kindly allow me through the medium of your paper to thank the people of Bridgefoot who so kindly subscribed to provide the men of that district with cigarettes. I am please to say that I received the parcel all right. I may say that we are all doing well at present. The weather has not been so severe with us, although we still have a great deal of mud to contend with. [[11th Battalion Border Regiment Nominal Roll, November 1915 (D Company)|D Company]] of the Lonsdales have brought in the first German prisoners for our Battalion. I must close now with best wishes to all.{{quote-right}} <ref>''[[Lonsdales Bring in Their First Prisoners]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref> ▼*In[[Percy theWilfred frontMachell|Lt-Col. lineP.W. Machell]]: "Two [[battery (artillery)|batteries]], 18-pounders, one battery [[trench mortar]]s, and some 4.5 [[howitzer]]s, H.E. shells[[shell]]s, all on to 100 yards of German front. They made beautiful shooting, and blew mud and wood quite 100 feet high. Guns then started at us from behind their line, and they sent a lot of shells all about us; luckily only one man hit." – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] <ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
▲*[[Private]] W. Bacon writes his letter to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]: {{quote-left}}<br>"Dear Sir, Kindly allow me through the medium of your paper to thank the people of Bridgefoot who so kindly subscribed to provide the men of that district with cigarettes. I am please to say that I received the parcel all right. I may say that we are all doing well at present. The weather has not been so severe with us, although we still have a great deal of mud to contend with. [[11th Battalion Border Regiment Nominal Roll, November 1915 (D Company)|D Company]] of the Lonsdales have brought in the first German prisoners for our Battalion. I must close now with best wishes to all. {{quote-right}}" <ref>''[[Lonsdales Bring in Their First Prisoners]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref>
▲*Battalion is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry and return to rest billets at Bouzincourt.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
==1917 (Sunday)==
*[[Courcelles: Battalion]] parades then marches to Bus, except one [[Companycompany]] remainsremaining at Colincamps.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
==1918 (Monday)==
*Tournehem: Battalion situated at Tournehem. Paradeparades then Battalion marches to 'B' Range and carriescarrying out firing practices.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
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