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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|December}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Wednesday\|Thursday\|Saturday\|Sunday\|Monday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Wednesday)== Copy letter from [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] to the War Office: "I am directed by the [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Earl of Lonsdale]] to request that the twenty chemical 'Extincteurs'....may be supplied as early as possible. Wooden hutments for 600 men, besides officers' quarters & other buildings have now been erected, & owing to shortage of water there is absolutely no means of dealing promptly with possible outbreak of fire." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=59}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ General Equipment Indent: 4 ambulance stretchers.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=66}}</ref> Russians end their retreat and make stand on [[Bzura]]-Ravka-Pilitza line (30 miles south-west of [[Warsaw]]). ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ ==1915 (Thursday)== Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough [[bombarded]] by German warships.<ref>Scarborough: enemy cruisers attacked the town about 8 a.m. Entered Scarborough Bay under the cover of dawn and mist. [[Bombardment]] lasted half and hour, 18 people killed, 100 wounded. Whitby: bombarded the same day about 9 a.m. for half and hour. The abbey and private property was slightly damaged. No damage of military importance.</ref> Bouzincourt. Left half Battalion ({{C Company}} and {{D Company}}) return to Millencourt. ==1916 (Saturday)== Battalion moves to [[billet]]s in Puchevillers. Inspected by Divisional Commander on the march. ==1917 (Sunday)== Battalion situated at Dambre Camp. Church parade during the morning, reorganising and completing of equipment during the afternoon. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|351]]