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↑ Report of enquiry shows that the explosion which caused the loss of the ship was due to the accidental ignition of ammunition on board. No evidence to support suggestion that explosion was due to treachery.

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-<noinclude>{{Calendar|December}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
+<noinclude>{{Calendar|December}}{{Date-introtext}}<br>{{year-day|Tuesday|Wednesday|Friday|Saturday|Sunday}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
 ==1914==
+===Western Front===
-*Letter to [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] from Wilson, Jesper & Co. tailors of Carlisle: {{quote-left}}We shall esteem it a favour if you will release [[Sergeant]] Jackson from his duties with the [[Lonsdale Battalion]] at the end of this week. Our wish that he may be relieved from his duty is not dictated by unpatriotic motives but is solely due to the fact that we require him to be back to business previous to the rush which we always experience during the Christmas and New Year holidays.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=29}}</ref>
+*[[Allies]] cross [[Yser Canal]] and advance from [[Nieuport]] towards [[Lombartzyde]].
-==1915==
+===Eastern Front===
+*[[Poland]]: Heavy fighting round Sokhachev.
-*[[Battalion]] situated at Bouzincourt. Four [[platoon]]s (left half of Battalion) are attached for instruction in the [[trench]]es to garrison of F1 sub-sector; four platoons for the F2 sub-sector.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
+===Southern Front===
-*Captain L.B. Hogarth is attached for duty C.R.E.,<ref>Commanding Royal Engineers.</ref> 51st Division.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />
+*[[Serbia]]: Austrians evacuate [[Belgrade]], recross Save, and bring their third invasion to an end after loss of 28,000 prisoners, 70 guns, etc.
-*Two [[other ranks]] are wounded.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />
+===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
+*Syria: Alexandretta [[bombardment|bombarded]] by {{HMS|Doris}}.
-==1916==
+===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*Newspaper article: ''[[Killed - Private M. Timmins]]''.<ref>''[[Killed - Private M. Timmins]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref>
+*[[Westeinde]] bombarded by British fleet.
-*Newspaper article: ''[[Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt]]''.<ref>''[[Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref>
+*Result of enquiry into the loss of {{HMS|Bulwark}}.<ref>Report of enquiry shows that the explosion which caused the loss of the ship was due to the accidental ignition of ammunition on board. No evidence to support suggestion that explosion was due to treachery.</ref>
-*Newspaper article: ''[[Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden]]''.<ref>''[[Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref>
-*Battalion situated Berteaucourt. Route march to Pernois &ndash; Berneuil &ndash; Domart.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
-*Deaths: [[Edward Nicholas (27793 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
-==1917==
-*Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' involved in training.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
-*Deaths: [[John Henry Dover (23627 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc" />
-==References / notes==
-{{refs-lowther}}
+==References/notes==
+{{Gleichen-123}}
+{{reflist}}
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