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*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> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*[[Allies]] cross [[Yser Canal]] and advance from [[Nieuport]] towards [[Lombartzyde]]. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Poland]]: Heavy fighting round [[Sokhachev]]. |
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==1915== |
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===Southern Front=== |
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*[[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> |
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*[[Serbia]]: Austrians evacuate [[Belgrade]], recross Save, and bring their third invasion to an end after loss of 28,000 prisoners, 70 guns, etc. |
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*Captain L.B. Hogarth is attached for duty C.R.E.,<ref>Commanding Royal Engineers.</ref> 51st Division.<ref name="wdnovdec15" /> |
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===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres=== |
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*Two [[other ranks]] are wounded.<ref name="wdnovdec15" /> |
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*Syria: Alexandretta [[bombardment|bombarded]] by {{HMS|Doris}}. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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==1916== |
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*[[Westeinde]] bombarded by British fleet. |
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*Newspaper article: ''[[Killed - Private M. Timmins]]''.<ref>''[[Killed - Private M. Timmins]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref> |
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*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> |
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*Newspaper article: ''[[Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt]]''.<ref>''[[Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref> |
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===Political=== |
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*Newspaper article: ''[[Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden]]''.<ref>''[[Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref> |
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*Austen Chamberlain's [[Great Speeches of the War/Chamberlain|speech]] at a great public meeting held in the Birmingham Town Hall.<ref>{{gsw}}</ref> |
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*Battalion situated Berteaucourt. Route march to Pernois – Berneuil – Domart.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref> |
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*Deaths: [[Edward Nicholas (27793 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' involved in training.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref> |
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*Deaths: [[John Henry Dover (23627 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc" /> |
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Revision as of 00:32, 6 June 2020
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December
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 15 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 15 December on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Letter to Lt-Col. Machell from Wilson, Jesper & Co. tailors of Carlisle: “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.” [1]
1915
1916
- Newspaper article: Killed - Private M. Timmins.[4]
- Newspaper article: Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt.[5]
- Newspaper article: Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden.[6]
- Battalion situated Berteaucourt. Route march to Pernois – Berneuil – Domart.[7]
- Deaths: Edward Nicholas (27793 Pte.)[8]
1917
- Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' involved in training.[9]
- Deaths: John Henry Dover (23627 Pte.)[8]
References / notes
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
- ↑ Commanding Royal Engineers.
- ↑ Killed - Private M. Timmins – Workington Star and Harrington Guardian. Published 15 December, 1916.
- ↑ Wounded - Private Harold Pettitt – Workington Star and Harrington Guardian. Published 15 December, 1916.
- ↑ Wounded - Signaller T. Lumsden – Workington Star and Harrington Guardian. Published 15 December, 1916.
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917