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↑ The Lonsdales were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On 29 July, 1918, the war diary states: “orders received for WO's, NCO's and men of the cadres to proceed to join the 1/5th Border Regiment (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.” The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on 31 July.

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Various sources contemporary to the war have been used to compile The Lonsdale Battalion On This Day. The majority of the events shown on this day (15 July), including any supplementary notes, enlistments and statistical data etc., have been primarily sourced from the Lonsdale Battalion War Diary (November 1915 to June 1918), Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) and abridged material from Timeline and Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915), which are sourced from the original DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Events from that chronology are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther (2016). They are identified and referenced separately by their unique DLONS numbers. Please do not publish these events without prior permission from the Lowther Estate. All casualty names, numbers, ranks, date of deaths and places of burial/commemoration have been sourced from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database respectively.

[1] The Lonsdales were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On 29 July, 1918, the war diary states: “orders received for WO's, NCO's and men of the cadres to proceed to join the 1/5th Border Regiment (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.” The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on 31 July.

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-==1914==
+==1916 (Saturday)==
+*Battalion remains at [[Crucifix Corner]] {{gw|dug-out}}s.
-===Events preceding British Declaration of War===
+*Deaths: [[Arthur Graham (19585 Pte.)]]
-*[[Count Tisza]] makes statement in Hungarian Chamber concerning relations with [[Serbia]]: they "must be cleared up".<ref>[[Count Tisza]]: Extreme caution and reserve employed. Foreshadowing of the War. Relations with [[Serbia]] "must be cleaned up," though manner not indicated. Police régime at fault in [[Bosnia]]. Regarding "Great Serbia" propaganda, complete solidarity between himself and the Ban of Croatia. Agitation to be combated, though avoiding unnecessary panic and alarm.</ref>
-==1915==
+==1917 (Sunday)==
+*Battalion remains in rest at Coxyde.
-*{{WF}} Failure of Germans in attempt to reach left bank of Yser results in heavy losses.
+*Church parade at 10:00am.
-*{{EF}} New German offensive towards Riga develops. Germans storm line south of Zielovna (near Przasnysz), and force Russians to retreat towards the Narev.
-*{{SF}} Italian offensive in Upper Cadore develops (Dolomites).
-*{{PO}} Strike of Welsh miners begins.
-==1916==
+==1918 (Monday)==
+*Battalion training continues with 1st Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment (USA) at Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher.<ref group="lower-alpha">The [[Lonsdales]] were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On [[29 July]], 1918, the [[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918|war diary states]]: {{quote-left}}orders received for WO's, {{gw|NCO}}'s and men of the cadres to proceed to join the [[1/5th Border Regiment]] (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.{{quote-right}} The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on [[31 July]].</ref>
-*{{WF}} British advance continued; '''capture of Delville Wood''', penetrate to Bois des Foureaux and outskirts of Pozieres; 2,000 prisoners taken; second defence lines penetrated; British cavalry in action.
-**South of Somme, Germans re-enter Biaches and La Maisonette, and are again driven out by French.
-*{{EF}} Riga front Russians, supported by sea and land [[artillery]], make slight advance west of Kemmern.
-**Southern Lutsk salient Russians under Sakharov, anticipating Austrian offensive, attack them on Upper Styr.
-*{{AE}} Russian right wing, under General Yudenich, occupies Baiburt; the left drives back Turks south-west of Mush.
+{{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}}
-==1917==
-*{{WF}} German assault on captured positions on Mont Haut (Moronvillers) defeated.
-**British [[air raid]] on Belgium.
-*{{EF}} Enemy opposition stiffening in Galicia; slight enemy success south of Kalusz.
-*{{SF}} Italian raid in the Carso, 275 prisoners.
-*{{PO}} Crisis in Russia: resignation of four Ministers of Cadet Party, as protest against recognition of the Ukraine.
-==1918==
-*{{WF}} '''Second Battle of the Marne begins'''.  Great German offensive on front of 50 miles east and west of Reims, from Chateau-Thierry on west to Main de Massiges on east. On east Germans held in check.  On west Germans penetrate two or three miles on 20-mile front; cross Marne between Dormans and Fossoy (west of Chateau-Thierry).
-**Americans repulse Germans at Vaux.
-*{{NO}} British transport ''Barung'' sunk by German submarine. French transport ''Djemnah'' torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean, 442 lost.
-*{{PO}} Field-Marshal Conrad von Hotzendorf (Austria) placed on retired list.
-==References/notes==
-{{Gleichen-123}}
-{{reflist}}
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