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*Battalion situated at Bouzincourt. Right half of Battalion relieves two Companies of garrison of the F1 sub-sector; left half relieves two Companies of garrison of the F2 sub-sector.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated at Bouzincourt. Right half of Battalion relieves two Companies of garrison of the F1 sub-sector; left half relieves two Companies of garrison of the F2 sub-sector.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
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:"All will be more comfortable when our division takes over. C.O.’s are well enough off always apparently, having pretty good dug-outs and a chance of drying up, but I feel very bad about the men, and one can’t do enough for them." – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] <ref name="lons15">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref> |
:"All will be more comfortable when our division takes over. C.O.’s are well enough off always apparently, having pretty good dug-outs and a chance of drying up, but I feel very bad about the men, and one can’t do enough for them." – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] <ref name="lons15">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref> |
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==1916== |
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*Battalion situated at Pushevillers. Battalion bombers parade under Bombing Officer. Remainder of Battalion prepare new training grounds.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*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> |
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==References / notes== |
==References / notes== |
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Revision as of 19:34, 2 August 2016
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 18 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 18 December on The Great War wiki.
1915
- Battalion situated at Bouzincourt. Right half of Battalion relieves two Companies of garrison of the F1 sub-sector; left half relieves two Companies of garrison of the F2 sub-sector.[1]
- "All will be more comfortable when our division takes over. C.O.’s are well enough off always apparently, having pretty good dug-outs and a chance of drying up, but I feel very bad about the men, and one can’t do enough for them." – Lt-Col. P.W. Machell [2]
1916
- Battalion situated at Pushevillers. Battalion bombers parade under Bombing Officer. Remainder of Battalion prepare new training grounds.[3]
1917
References / notes
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
- ↑ Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917