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*Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' moves to 'Wurst Farm' by train; leaves Trois Tours at 2pm, arrives 'Wurst Farm' 4pm.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' moves to 'Wurst Farm' by train; leaves Trois Tours at 2pm, arrives 'Wurst Farm' 4pm.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*Lonsdales relieve the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers.<ref name="wddec17" />
*Lonsdales relieve the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers.<ref name="wddec17" />

==Deaths==
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*[[John C. Atkinson (28229 Pte.)|Atkinson, John C. (28229 Pte.)]]
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==References / notes==
==References / notes==

Revision as of 23:33, 16 December 2016

December

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 17 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 17 December on The Great War wiki.

1915

  • Battalion situated at Bouzincourt. Right half Battalion relieves two Companies of garrison of the F1 sub-sector; left half relieves two Companies of garrison of the F2 sub-sector.[1]
"All my Companies in the firing-line now as Companies attached to other Battalions, and I go out daily to see them. Am glad [?] was pleased with his glimpse of the Lonsdales. They certainly are behaving extremely well, and it is a very severe trial at first." – Lt-Col. P.W. Machell [2]

1916

  • Battalion situated in billets at Puchevillers. Church parade and inspection of billets by Commanding Officer.[3]

1917

  • Battalion situated at 'Dambre Camp' moves to 'Wurst Farm' by train; leaves Trois Tours at 2pm, arrives 'Wurst Farm' 4pm.[4]
  • Lonsdales relieve the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers.[4]

Deaths

Template:Table-deaths

References / notes

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