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*4 men are recruited at Warwick Bridge; a further 15 men are recruited at Carlisle Cross and 7 Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*Enlistments: [[William Airey (15295 L/Cpl.)]]. |
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*[[Herlies]] captured by the [[Allies]]: End of the offensive of the Allies. |
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*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]], along with the Orderly Room Staff and [[Lieutenant]] and [[Quartermaster]] Dawson, move from Penrith to [[Blackhall Camp|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> |
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*Heavy German counter-attacks impose a strenuous defensive for a period extending to [[17 November]]. |
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*Letter from Dr. Morland: {{Quote-left}}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.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=23}}</ref> |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Poland]]: Crisis of Battle of Warsaw: Russian reinforcements reach the city and save it from capture. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*{{HMS|Undaunted}} with accompanying destroyers sink four German destroyers off Dutch coast. |
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==1916== |
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*[[Battalion]] leaves Monchy Breton at 7am in full marching order. Arrives Moncheaux at 3pm.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Teteghem. 'A', 'B' & 'D' Companies at disposal of [[Company]] Commanders for physical drill and [[musket]]ry training during morning.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:11, 6 June 2020
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 17 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 17 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
- 4 men are recruited at Warwick Bridge; a further 15 men are recruited at Carlisle Cross and 7 Devonshire Street.[1]
- Enlistments: William Airey (15295 L/Cpl.).
- Lt-Col. Machell, along with the Orderly Room Staff and Lieutenant and Quartermaster Dawson, move from Penrith to Blackhall Racecource, Carlisle.[2][3]
- 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.” [4]
1916
1917
References / notes
Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279
- ↑ The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915.
- ↑ Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In England.
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/23
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917