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↑ The Lonsdales were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On 29 July, 1918, the war diary states: “orders received for WO's, NCO's and men of the cadres to proceed to join the 1/5th Border Regiment (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.” The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on 31 July.

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Various sources contemporary to the war have been used to compile The Lonsdale Battalion On This Day. The majority of the events shown on this day (18 July), including any supplementary notes, enlistments and statistical data etc., have been primarily sourced from the Lonsdale Battalion War Diary (November 1915 to June 1918), Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) and abridged material from Timeline and Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915), which are sourced from the original DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Events from that chronology are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther (2016). They are identified and referenced separately by their unique DLONS numbers. Please do not publish these events without prior permission from the Lowther Estate. All casualty names, numbers, ranks, date of deaths and places of burial/commemoration have been sourced from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database respectively.

[1] The Lonsdales were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On 29 July, 1918, the war diary states: “orders received for WO's, NCO's and men of the cadres to proceed to join the 1/5th Border Regiment (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.” The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on 31 July.

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-==1914==
+==1916 (Tuesday)==
+*Battalion remains at rest in Sus-Saint-Leger.
-*British Fleet at [[Spithead]]: reviewed by [[King George V]].<ref>The King, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, arrived at Portsmouth for the Naval Review. Great display of naval power; over 200 ships assembled, also seaplanes, aeroplanes and dirigibles. Visit curtailed by political crisis. Next day the King made a tour of the lines and paid informal visits to some ships. On the Monday, great Naval Review: 22 miles of warships passed in procession before the Royal Yacht. Evolutions by naval aircraft, Royal inspection of patrol flotillas and tactical exercises between 1st and 2nd Fleets.</ref>
+==1917 (Wednesday)==
-==1915==
+*Battalion situated at Gyhvelde training in dunes until 1.45pm.
-*{{WF}} German attack at Souchez repulsed.
+*Practise attack takes place on Lomnardzyde sector.
-*{{EF}} Mackensen captures Krasnostav. Windau (Courland coast) captured. Russians retreat from north and west of Warsaw and on entire front of Vistula and Bug.
+*Deaths: [[Arthur Emms (21384 Pte.)]]
-*{{SF}} Italian success on Isonzo, 2,000 prisoners.
-*{{AE}} Turks reported to have ordered Greeks to evacuate Aivali (north of Smyrna).
-*{{NO}} Italian cruiser ''Giuseppe Garibaldi'' torpedoed.
-*{{PO}} Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German ambassador at Constantinople, received by King Ferdinand at Sofia.
-==1916==
+==1918 (Thursday)==
+*Battalion training continues with 1st Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment (USA) at Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher.<ref group="lower-alpha">The [[Lonsdales]] were in their final month before being disbanded. Where training is concerned, this was done alongside the American infantry. It was during this period that they moved to several different locations in the eventual run up to the disbandment papers being approved. On [[29 July]], 1918, the [[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918|war diary states]]: {{quote-left}}orders received for WO's, {{gw|NCO}}'s and men of the cadres to proceed to join the [[1/5th Border Regiment]] (A.G. letter C.R. 5/9054/30 G.) and for battalion to be disbanded from date of departure.{{quote-right}} The Lonsdale are disbanded two days later on [[31 July]].</ref>
-*{{WF}} North of Ovillers British advance on 1,000 yards front.
-:Germans make strong counter-attacks at Longueval and Delville Wood; retake part of latter. Germans again repulsed at Biaches (Somme).
-:For third day, close fighting round Fleury (Verdun).
-*{{EF}} German seaplanes drop bombs on Reval (G. of Bothnia). Sakharov continues pressure against Austrians; drives them south of the Lipa.
-*{{AE}} In Armenia, Russians continue advance; capture Kighi, an important junction on Erzerum-Baiburt road.
-*{{NO}} General Smuts reports steady clearance of Usambara district; enemy forces driven down Pangani river.
-*{{PO}} [[Mr. Asquith]] makes short statement on Mesopotamia in House of Commons and refuses papers.
+{{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}}
-==1917==
-*{{WF}} German attacks held south of St. Quentin and north-west of Verdun.
-*{{EF}} Russians gain and lose Nowica (Galicia); heavy fighting.
-*{{NO}} Sir E. Geddes succeeds Sir E. Carson as First Lord of the Admiralty.
-*{{PO}} Revolt in Petrograd crushed; order being restored.
-:Mesopotamia Report: Government announce further decision.<ref>No enquiry to be set up as a preliminary to further action against persons impugned. As regards the soldiers, they will be dealt with by the Army Council in the ordinary way.</ref>
-:Petition to extend the Canadian Parliament will not be put forward. Australian repatriation scheme introduced.
-==1918==
-*{{WF}} High-water mark of the War. Great Allied counter attack on 27-mile front between Fontenoy (6.5 miles north-west of Soissons) and Belleau (6 miles north-west of Chateau-Thierry).  French reach Monte de Paris (1 mile from Soissons) and 5 miles of Crise Valley, east of Buzancy.
-:South of Ourcq, French and Americans secure line Marizy-Hautvesnes-Belleau.
-:South of Marne Germans reach St. Agneau.
-:East of Reims French retake Prunay and defeat Prussian Guard east of Prosnes.
-:Aeroplane raid on Kent; no casualties.
-*{{PO}} Debate in Reichsrat ''re'' "German Course" of Austrian policy.<ref>Debate in Reichsrat: von Seidler declares Germans in Austria to be backbone of State. Czernin declares Austria destined to mediate in duel between Germany and England; Austria's interests are those of Germany. Treaties of Brest and Bucharest necessitated by military and food reasons.</ref>
-:Japanese Diplomatic Council approves U.S.'s proposal for intervention in Siberia.
-==References/notes==
-{{Gleichen-123}}
-{{reflist}}
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