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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="lower-alpha">There were four companies in the three detachments: {{A Company}} and {{B
*Enlistments: [[Alfred James Chandler (15321 Pte.)]]
==1916 (Sunday)==
*In reserve line
==1917 (Monday)==
*In the front line. Encounters a raid on
*Heavy hostile {{gw|bombardment}} on left sub-sector (St. Georges and Lombardzyde) during the afternoon.
*One enemy soldier, who is wounded during raid on
*Deaths: [[Fred Clancey (28832 Pte.)]]
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