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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Friday)== Three men are recruited at Wreay. ~~===Western Front===~~ 22 men are recruited at St. Nicholas and Recruiting Office, Carlisle.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> [[Aubers]], [[Armentieres]], [[Neuve Chapelle]] and [[Warneton]] occupied by the [[Allies]]. Thomas Spencer is recruited at Penrith.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> Belgians driven out of [[Houthulst Forest]]. Telegram: "stop attestation form Joseph Young find he has just finished three months imprisonment....he will be prosecuted tomorrow." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=23}}</ref> [[Battle of the Yser]] begins with German attack on [[Dixmude]]. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: Germans within seven miles of [[Warsaw]], which the Russians prepare to evacuate. ~~===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===~~ [[Tsing-tau]]: General attack begins.<ref>General [[bombardment]] of [[Tsing-tau]] from the sea by combined British and Japanese forces, assisted by aeroplanes. "Iltis" and "Kaiser" forts considerably damaged. Casualties to the [[Allies]]: 3 only, all British.</ref> ==1916 (Monday)== ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[Battalion]] leaves Labeuvrere at 7am in full marching order. {{HMS\|Yarmouth}} sinks the {{SMS\|Emden}}'s collier, ''Markomannia''. Arrives Monchy Breton at 1pm and remains there over night. [[Cattaro]] bombarded by the Allied fleets. Deaths: [[Robert Bell (18276)]]. ==~~=Political=~~1917 (Tuesday)== Teteghem: Throughout the morning, [[:Category:A Company (11th Battalion)\|A]], [[:Category:C Company (11th Battalion)\|C]] and {{D Company}} are at the disposal of [[Company]] Commanders for physical drill and [[musket]]ry training. [[Italy]]: Death of Marquis di San Giuliano, Minister for Foreign Affairs. {{B Company}} goes on 6 mile route march. Canadian [[troops]] arrive in England. *Recreation takes place in the afternoon. <br/> ~~==References/notes==~~ <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|290]]