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==1914 (Thursday)==
*Approval of the Army Council is given (War Office letter No. 20/Gen. No./3162 (A.G.1) and an Executive Committee is formed.
*[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Earl of Lonsdale]] and the Executive Committee decide to raise the "[[Lonsdale Battalion]]" in three detachments: Carlisle, Kendal and Workington.<ref group="note">There were four companies in the three detachments: {{A Company}} and {{B CompaniesCompany}} from East and North Cumberland were based at [[Blackhall Camp|Blackhall Racecourse]] in Carlisle, {{C Company}} from Westmorland was based at Kendal, and {{D Company}} from West Cumberland was based at Workington.</ref>
*Enlistments: [[Alfred James Chandler (15321 Pte.)]]
 
==1916 (Sunday)==
*In reserve line [[billet]]s (Harley Street). Finds [[working party|working parties <ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref>]] for the front line [[trench]]es and {{wl|Royal Engineers}}.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
 
==1917==
*In the front line. Encounters a raid on 'C' Company's lines about 3:30am with one other rank killed and one wounded.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
*Heavy hostile bombardment on left sub-sector (St. Georges and Lombardzyde) during the afternoon.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*One enemy soldier, who is wounded during raid on 'C' Company, is brought into 11th Border's lines.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*Deaths: [[Fred Clancey (28832 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
 
==References / notes==
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==1917 (Monday)==
*In the front line. Encounters a raid on '{{C' Company}}'s lines about 3:30am with one [[other ranks|other rank]] killed and one wounded.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
*Heavy hostile [[bombardment]] on left sub-sector (St. Georges and Lombardzyde) during the afternoon.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*One enemy soldier, who is wounded during raid on 'C' Company, is brought into 11ththe BorderLonsdale's lines.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*Deaths: [[Fred Clancey (28832 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
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