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==1915==
==1915==
*Capt. Diggle’s Order: {{quote-left}}No breakfasts will under any circumstances be taken to a Barrack-room unless by special order of the Medical Officer.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=278}}</ref>
*Capt. Diggle’s Order: {{quote-left}}No breakfasts will under any circumstances be taken to a Barrack-room unless by special order of the Medical Officer.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=278}}</ref>
*Battalion Orders: {{quote-left}}All Officers, N.C. Officers & men who have not yet been inoculated for the first or second time will attend at the Medical Inspection Room.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*Battalion Orders: {{quote-left}}All Officers, [[NCO|N.C. Officers]] & men who have not yet been inoculated for the first or second time will attend at the Medical Inspection Room.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*Capt. Stanley provides his detailed report on the progress at Belton Park Camp, Grantham.<ref>{{lowther|recno=116}}</ref>
*Capt. Stanley provides his detailed report on the progress at Belton Park Camp, Grantham.<ref>{{lowther|recno=116}}</ref>
*Two [[Lance Corporal]]s and 30 [[Private]]s are transferred from E Company to B and D Companies. [137]


==1916==
==1916==
*Battalion (minus 'A' Company) in support at Aveluy involved in 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><ref name="wdapr16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, April 1916]]</ref>
*[[Battalion]] (minus 'A' Company) in support at Aveluy involved in 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><ref name="wdapr16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, April 1916]]</ref>
*2nd Lieut. Taylor is accidentally killed after falling when his horse accidentally slips during the night. His horse slipped on a dark night and came down with him. He was an Australian, a fine rider, and ''"one of the best officers we had."''<ref name="wdapr16" /><ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
*2nd Lieut. Taylor is accidentally killed after falling when his horse accidentally slips during the night. His horse slipped on a dark night and came down with him. He was an Australian, a fine rider, and ''"one of the best officers we had."''<ref name="wdapr16" /><ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
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*[[Thomas Ponfret Bond (26633 Pte.)|Bond, Thomas Ponfret (26633 Pte.)]]
*[[Joseph Burton (26322 Pte.)|Burton, Joseph (26322 Pte.)]]
*[[Percy Vickers (33364 L/Cpl.)|Vickers, Percy (33364 L/Cpl.)]]
|1918={{clear}}
*[[Percy Bowe (20287 L/Sgt.)|Bowe, Percy (20287 L/Sgt.)]]<ref>[[Percy Bowe (20287 L/Sgt.)]] is listed as having 'died of wounds' this day in ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]'' and on [[16 April]] in the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] database.</ref>
}}


==1917==
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*Deaths: [[Thomas Ponfret Bond (26633 Pte.)|Bond, Thomas Ponfret (26633 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Joseph Burton (26322 Pte.)|Burton, Joseph (26322 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Percy Vickers (33364 L/Cpl.)|Vickers, Percy (33364 L/Cpl.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>

==1918==
*Deaths: [[Percy Bowe (20287 L/Sgt.)|Bowe, Percy (20287 L/Sgt.)]]<ref>[[Percy Bowe (20287 L/Sgt.)]] is listed as having 'died of wounds' this day in ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]'' and on [[16 April]] in the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] database.</ref><ref name="cwgc" />

==References / notes==
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Revision as of 13:49, 15 July 2017

April

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 15 April.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 15 April on The Great War wiki.

1915

  • Capt. Diggle’s Order: No breakfasts will under any circumstances be taken to a Barrack-room unless by special order of the Medical Officer. [1]
  • Battalion Orders: All Officers, N.C. Officers & men who have not yet been inoculated for the first or second time will attend at the Medical Inspection Room. [2]
  • Capt. Stanley provides his detailed report on the progress at Belton Park Camp, Grantham.[3]
  • Two Lance Corporals and 30 Privates are transferred from E Company to B and D Companies. [137]

1916

  • Battalion (minus 'A' Company) in support at Aveluy involved in working parties.[4][5]
  • 2nd Lieut. Taylor is accidentally killed after falling when his horse accidentally slips during the night. His horse slipped on a dark night and came down with him. He was an Australian, a fine rider, and "one of the best officers we had."[5][6]

1917

1918

References / notes

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  1. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/278
  2. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135
  3. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/116
  4. A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
  5. 5.0 5.1 11th Battalion War Diary, April 1916
  6. Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France
  7. 7.0 7.1 Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  8. Percy Bowe (20287 L/Sgt.) is listed as having 'died of wounds' this day in Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and on 16 April in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database.
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