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==1916==
*In rest billets at Bouzincourt.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
*Private R. Pearson writes: {{quote-left}}Dear Sir – I take this opportunity of thanking you for the splendid gift of cigarettes, which were delivered to me in the trenches. We are at present resting in a village behind the firing line. We are billeted in old barns, which are over-run with rats. Thanking you and your readers once again, and wishing your valuable paper, every success.{{quote-right}} <ref>''[[Overrun with Rats]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], Published January, 1916</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Bus supplying 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="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
==1918==
*Battalion situated at Tournehem. Parading on 'B' Range and carrying out firing practices.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
==References / notes==
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