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==1914 (Friday)==

*Lonsdale's Alston route march: train to Haltwhistle then march to Alston, Nenthead, Garrigill, Alston for recruiting meeting. {{quote-left}}"The Battalion Ambulance with pair of horses, all presented by the [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Earl of Lonsdale]], will accompany....carrying the necessary food, forage and blankets.{{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=77}}</ref>

*Weekly denominational roll of the Lonsdales: Church of England 656, Roman Catholic 94, Wesleyan Methodists 38, Presbyterians 18, Baptists 3, Primitive Methodists 11, Congregationalists 6, Scotch Nationalists 3. (Total 829) <ref>{{lowther|recno=19}}</ref>

==1915 (Saturday)==

*[[Bouzincourt. Battalion]] situatedrelieves atgarrison Bouzincourtcompanies.<ref Rightgroup="lower-alpha">The halfright ofhalf Battalion relieves two Companiescompanies of garrison ofin the F1 sub-sector; left half relieves two Companiescompanies of garrison ofin the F2 sub-sector.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>

*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}"All will be more comfortable when our [[division]] takes over. C.O.’s are well enough off always apparently, having pretty good [[dug-out]]s and a chance of drying up, but I feel very bad about the men, and one can’t do enough for them.{{quote-right}}" <ref name="lons15">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>

==1916 (Monday)==

*Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Battalion [[bomber]]s parade under Bombing Officer. Remainder of Battalion prepare new training groundsground.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>

==1917 (Tuesday)==

*Battalion situated at 'Wurst Farm' involved in [[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>]] etc. Casualties 2 [[other ranks.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref> .