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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Saturday)== Four men are recruited at Warwick Bridge; a further 15 men are recruited at Carlisle Cross and 7 Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Recruiting Office sent 5 attestations to [[Blackhall Camp]].<ref>{{lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> [[Herlies]] captured by the [[Allies]]: End of the offensive of the Allies. Enlistments: [[William Airey (15295)]]. Heavy German counter-attacks impose a strenuous defensive for a period extending to [[17 November]]. [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]], along with the Orderly Room Staff and [[Lieutenant]] and [[Quartermaster]] Dawson, move from Penrith to Blackhall Racecource, Carlisle.<ref>[[The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915]].</ref><ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In England]].</ref> ~~===Eastern Front===~~ Letter from Dr. Morland: "Owing to the development of varicose veins in both legs I consider Private J. Colman to be unfit for Military Service. While on duty the condition became gradually worse." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=23}}</ref> [[Poland]]: Crisis of Battle of Warsaw: Russian reinforcements reach the city and save it from capture. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ {{HMS\|Undaunted}} with accompanying destroyers sink four German destroyers off Dutch coast. ==1916 (Tuesday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ [[Battalion]] leaves Monchy Breton at 7am in full marching order. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Arrives Moncheaux at 3pm. ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Wednesday)== Teteghem: [[:Category:B Company (11th Battalion)\|B]], [[:Category:C Company (11th Battalion)\|C]] and {{D Company}} are at the disposal of [[Company]] Commanders for physical drill and [[musket]]ry training. {{A Company}} goes on 6 mile route march. Recreation takes place in the afternoon. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|291]]