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Letter from Brigadier Collings to Lt-Col. Machell: “Your men are accommodated in huts and the Racecourse building. Please let me know how many in each, and if the accommodation is sufficient for your requirements, also terms you hold the buildings on that is tied or free & when hiring terminates. I see your depot remains at the Racecourse on the battalion proceeding to a training centre. If congestion is the reason you could I suppose easily camp out a company.” ^[1]
Copy of Lt-Col. Machell’s reply: “One company is located in the various rooms of the Grandstand, one in the stables, which have been specially adapted, and two Companies are in hutments which have been constructed for the purpose. The Camp is situated at a distance of 2 miles from Carlisle. We have no telephone.” ^[1]
Letter from B.L. Montgomery to Lt-Col. Machell: “I was talking to General Caunter at Command Headquarters today on the telephone and he said that from now on we were to consider you as belonging to our 112th Brigade.^[2]
Battalion Orders: “The attention of all ranks ... is called to the urgent necessity of keeping all gates on the racecourse closed, in order to avoid damage to the cattle and sheep of the grazing tenant.” ^[3]
“The new Khaki Uniforms will be taken into wear for walking out and otherwise when specially ordered and the clothing of each NCO and soldier is passed.” ^[4]
F. Bradshaw (19440) enlists into E Company.^[5]

1916

Battalion situated in the E1 sector near Hénencourt. Front very quiet.^[6]

1917

Battalion situated at Rouvroy. The enemy continues to retire followed by the French. Division moves forward, two Brigades in front and one in Reserve. ^[7]
The Lonsdales move to the old German front line south of Fouquescourt. Time spent in working on roads and bridging trenches to allow artillery and transport to pass.^[7]
At 3.30pm the Lonsdales move forward to Hattencourt, remaining there.^[7]
Deaths: Sydney Coppinger (28282 Pte.) • Steadman Newton (30173 Pte.)^[8]

1918

Battalion situated in the line. All is quiet except for trench mortars 'Egypt Ho' and machine gun fire on tracks during the night.^[9]
A and D Companies hold outpost line from area near 'Turenne Crossing' and 'Colombo Ho'. C Company stays in support whilst B remains in reserve. Each post is held by 1 NCO and 6 men.^[9]
No movement during the day; wiring and working during the night. Hot food carried up twice nightly to all posts by B Company.^[9]

References / notes

Template:Refs-lowther

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/120
↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/?
↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136
↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135
↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/137
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917
↑
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918

[lowther120-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/120

[2] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/?

[3] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136

[4] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135

[5] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/137

[6] 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916

[wdmar17-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917

[cwgc-8] 
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[9] Commonwealth War Graves Commission

[10] Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[wdmar18-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918

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 <noinclude>{{Calendar|March}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
-==1915 (Thursday)==
+==1915==
+*Letter from [[Brigadier]] Collings to [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}Your men are accommodated in huts and the Racecourse building. Please let me know how many in each, and if the accommodation is sufficient for your requirements, also terms you hold the buildings on that is tied or free & when hiring terminates. I see your depot remains at the Racecourse on the battalion proceeding to a training centre. If congestion is the reason you could I suppose easily camp out a company.{{quote-right}} <ref name="lowther120">{{lowther|recno=120}}</ref>
-*Violent indecisive fighting between [[Four-de-Paris]] and [[Bolante]].
+*Copy of Lt-Col. Machell’s reply: {{quote-left}}One company is located in the various rooms of the [[Blackhall Camp|Grandstand]], one in the stables, which have been specially adapted, and two Companies are in hutments which have been constructed for the purpose. The Camp is situated at a distance of 2 miles from Carlisle. We have no telephone.{{quote-right}} <ref name="lowther120" />
-*Russians occupy [[Memel]], [[East Prussia]] (see [[21 March]] and [[17 February]]).
+*Letter from B.L. Montgomery to Lt-Col. Machell: {{quote-left}}I was talking to General Caunter at Command Headquarters today on the telephone and he said that from now on we were to consider you as belonging to our [[112th Brigade]].<ref>{{lowther|recno=?}}</ref>
-*Continued Austrian attacks repulsed in the [[Carpathians]] and [[Bukovina]].
+*[[Battalion]] Orders: {{quote-left}}The attention of all ranks ... is called to the urgent necessity of keeping all gates on the racecourse closed, in order to avoid damage to the cattle and sheep of the grazing tenant.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
-*[[Dardanelles]]: [[Allied]] Naval attack on the Narrows; two forts destroyed (see [[19 February]]).
+*{{quote-left}}The new [[Khaki|Khaki Uniforms]] will be taken into wear for walking out and otherwise when specially ordered and the clothing of each [[NCO]] and soldier is passed.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
-*{{HMS|Ocean}}, {{HMS|Irresistible}}, and the French warship ''Bouvet'' sunk; French warship ''Gaulois'' is damaged.
+*F. Bradshaw (19440) enlists into E Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref>
-*Romania calls up seven classes (1909-1915).
-*General Sir John Nixon appointed Cormmander-in-Chief British Forces in [[Mesopotamia]] (see [[9 April]]).
+==1916==
-*British Government conclude agreement with American cotton interests that cotton should be contraband.
+*Battalion situated in the E1 sector near Hénencourt. Front very quiet.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref>
+==1917==
+*Battalion situated at Rouvroy. The enemy continues to retire followed by the French. [[Division]] moves forward, two [[Brigade|Brigades]] in front and one in Reserve. <ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref>
+*The Lonsdales move to the old German front line south of Fouquescourt. Time spent in working on roads and bridging [[trench|trenches]] to allow [[artillery]] and transport to pass.<ref name="wdmar17" />
+*At 3.30pm the Lonsdales move forward to Hattencourt, remaining there.<ref name="wdmar17" />
+*Deaths: [[Sydney Coppinger (28282 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Steadman Newton (30173 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
+==1918==
+*Battalion situated in the line. All is quiet except for [[trench mortar|trench mortars]] 'Egypt Ho' and machine gun fire on tracks during the night.<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref>
+*A and D Companies hold outpost line from area near 'Turenne Crossing' and 'Colombo Ho'. C Company stays in support whilst B remains in reserve. Each post is held by 1 NCO and 6 men.<ref name="wdmar18" />
+*No movement during the day; wiring and working during the night. Hot food carried up twice nightly to all posts by B Company.<ref name="wdmar18" />
+==References / notes==
+{{refs-lowther}}
-==Notes==
-<references group="note"/>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==Acknowledgements==
-{{acknowledgements}}
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