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*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>There were four companies in the three detachments: A and B Companies 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.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
==1916==
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