17 September: Difference between revisions

*[[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="notelower-alpha">There were four companies in the three detachments: {{A Company}} and {{B Company}} 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>

*In reserve line [[{{gw|billet]]}}s (Harley Street). Finds [[gw:working party|working parties]] for the front line [[{{gw|trench]]}}es and {{wl|Royal Engineers}}.

*In the front line. Encounters a raid on {{C Company}}'s lines about 3:30am with one [[gw:other ranks|other rank]] killed and one wounded.

*Heavy hostile [[{{gw|bombardment]]}} on left sub-sector (St. Georges and Lombardzyde) during the afternoon.