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==1914==
===Western Front===
*Approval of the Army Council is given (War Office letter No. 20/Gen. No./3162 (A.G.1) and an Executive Committee is formed.
*[[The Aisne]]: Heavy fighting around [[Soissons]].
*[[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>
*[[Sir John French]]'s [[Despatch 17 September 1914 (FM Sir John French)|second despatch]]<ref>[[Sir John French]]'s second despatch covers the period from [[28 August]] to [[10 September]]. It describes the continuation of the retreat, change of base from Havre to St. Nazaire, arrival on line south of the [[Marne]], [[General Joffre]]'s determination to counter-advance, movements of French and British armies, and their advance on [[6 September]], and the [[Battle of the Marne]] (6-10 September), and mentions the beginning of the [[Battle of the Aisne]] ([[12 September]]).</ref> (published [[19 October]]).
*Enlistments: [[Alfred James Chandler (15321 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
===Southern Front===
*[[Syrmia]]: Serbians evacuate [[Semlin]].
==1916==
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*In reserve line [[billet]]s (Harley Street). Finds 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 Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
*[[South Africa]]: German raid near Nakob.
*[[General Beyers]] dismissed from his command.
==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>
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