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==1914==
===Western Front===
*6 men are recruited at Thursby.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
*[[Ostend]] and [[Zeebrugge]] occupied by the Germans.
*Enlistments: [[James Culley (13874 L/Cpl.)]].
*The Allied lines extended to the Coast.
*'C' Company<ref>11th Border Regiment C Company formed of Westmorland men from Kendal.</ref> and 'D' Company<ref>11th Border Regiment D Company formed of Cumberland men from Workington.</ref> join the rest of the Battalion at [[Blackhall Racecourse]], Carlisle.
===Eastern Front===
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell]] is gazetted the temporary rank of [[Lieutenant-Colonel]], to date from [[1 September]] 1914.<ref name="lons15">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
*[[Poland]]: First Battle for Warsaw begins along all the line of the Vistula (till [[23 October]]).
*Letter from [[William Walter Riddell Binning|Major Binning]]: {{quote-left}}Robert Rutherford whose Attestation papers I enclose has made a false attestation. He is an Indentured Apprentice and his employer will not let him go. I therefore recommend....that he be discharged.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=23}}</ref>
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*[[Tsing-tau]]: The beginning of the end. Non-combatants allowed to leave.
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*[[South Africa]]: Rebels routed at [[Ratedraai]].
*[[North Sea]]: {{HMS|Hawke}} sunk by German submarine ''[[SM U-9|U-9]]''.
==1916==
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*[[Battalion]] leaves Bethune in full marching order. Arrives Labeuvrere and [[billet]]s there.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref>
*Battalion parade in afternoon under C.O.<ref name="wdoct16" />
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Teteghem. 'A', 'B' & 'D' Companies at disposal of [[Company]] Commanders for physical drill and [[musket]]ry training during morning.
*'C' Company on 6 mile route march. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref>
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