17 October
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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
- Lt-Col. Machell, along with the Orderly Room Staff and Lieut. and Quartermaster Dawson, move from Penrith to Blackhall Racecource, Carlisle.[1][2]
- 4 men are recruited at Warwick Bridge; a further 15 men are recruited at Carlisle Cross and 7 Devonshire Street.[3]
1916
- Battalion leaves Monchy Breton at 7am in full marching order. Arrives Moncheaux at 3pm.[4]
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 Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.