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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|September\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Tuesday)== Telegram of [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: <blockquote>{{quote-left}}...meeting of Cumberland & Westmorland Territorial Force Association today....decided create special [[Lonsdale Battalion]]....men who had already enlisted in groups for this Unit have been suddenly called Depot Carlisle and merged with others. This has proved prejudicial to recruiting. Essential that Men now enlisted for this Lonsdale Battalion being of higher class than ordinary recruits should remain together until transferred....Recruiting will commence on receipt of reply.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther\|recno=2}}</ref></blockquote> ~~===Western Front===~~ The [[Aisne (river)\|Aisne]]: Heavy German counter-attacks: [[Soissons]] [[shell]]ed. [[Forest of Argonne]]: Germans begins slow advance, continued to [[21 October]]. [[Arras]] occupied by Germans. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[East Prussia]]: Russians prepared to resist German pursuit on the [[Niemen]]. [[Bukovina]]: Russians occupy [[Czernowitz]]. ~~===Southern Front===~~ [[Serbia]]: Austrians pushed back across the Drina save at a few points: their second invasion of Serbia suspended. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[South Africa]]: Meeting of rebels at [[Potchefstroom]]. [[General Delarey]] accidentally shot on his way thither with [[General Beyers]]. ==1916 (Friday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ [[Battalion]] situated in the front line [[trench]]es (Cuinchy Sector). A quiet day. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ At 9:45pm a raid is carried out by a party of the Royal Scots Regiment. ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Saturday)== The [[Lonsdales]] are relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the Right Sub-sector (St. George's Sector). The first Company marches off at 8:00pm. Relief is quiet and completes at 11:30pm. Disposition of Battalion is as follows:- {{C Company}} on the right, {{D Company}} on the left. {{A Company}} in Support at 'White House' and {{B Company}} in reserve at Groote Labeur Farm. **Battalion HQ at Vache Greeve. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|259]]