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==1914== |
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*6 men are recruited at Thursby.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
*6 men are recruited at Thursby.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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*'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. |
*'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. |
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*[[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> |
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*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> |
*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> |
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==1916== |
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*Battalion leaves Bethune in full marching order. Arrives Labeuvrere and |
*[[Battalion]] leaves Bethune in full marching order. Arrives Labeuvrere and [[billet]]s there.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
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*Battalion parade in afternoon under C.O.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
*Battalion parade in afternoon under C.O.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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==1917== |
==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Teteghem. 'A', 'B' & 'D' Companies at disposal of Company Commanders for physical drill and |
*Battalion situated at Teteghem. 'A', 'B' & 'D' Companies at disposal of [[Company]] Commanders for physical drill and [[musket]]ry training during morning. |
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*'C' Company on 6 mile route march. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
*'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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Revision as of 12:41, 19 May 2017
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 15 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 15 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
- 6 men are recruited at Thursby.[1]
- Enlistments: James Culley (13874 L/Cpl.).
- 'C' Company[2] and 'D' Company[3] join the rest of the Battalion at Blackhall Racecourse, Carlisle.
- Percy Wilfred Machell is gazetted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to date from 1 September 1914.[4]
- Letter from Major Binning: “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.” [5]
1916
1917
References / notes
Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279
- ↑ 11th Border Regiment C Company formed of Westmorland men from Kendal.
- ↑ 11th Border Regiment D Company formed of Cumberland men from Workington.
- ↑ Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/23
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917