The Lonsdale Battalion

14 September

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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 14 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 14 September on The Great War wiki.

1916

  • Battalion Commanding Officer visits the front line trenches and Company HQ in the Cuinchy Sector during morning.
  • At 7:00pm hostile aerial darts and minenwerfers[1] are fired in the direction of brickstacks searching for Stokes (trench mortar) gun positions.[2]

1917

  • Battalion situated in billets in Wulpen finding working parties.[3] Operation Orders are received from Brigade.[4]

References / notes

  1. ↑ A class of German short range mortars developed around 1908-1909, used extensively during the First World War.
  2. ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916
  3. ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
  4. ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917
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