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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Monday)== First Battle of Ypres begins. ~~===Western Front===~~ 21 men are recruited at Caldewgate and a further 7 men at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> The Yser: German attacks on [[Lombartzyde]] repulsed. [[Thomas Campbell (13920)]] and [[Osborn Morgan Lewis (15264)]] enlist at Workington. [[BEF]]: Transfer from [[Aisne]] to [[Flanders]] completed. Equipment at [[Blackhall Camp]]: 10 felling axes, 20 billhooks, 10 pickaxes, 10 shovels, 10 spades, 6 sledge hammers, 12 latrine screens, 10 brooms, 50 latrine buckets, 2 bundles latrine paper, 3200 yards of flannelette, 9 gallons of oil.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=75}}</ref> [[First Battle of Ypres]] begins: [[Sir Henry Rawlinson]] unable to occupy [[Menin]]. Telegram from [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] to Mr. Spedding at Lowther: "Tables for Mess and Hut urgently needed I know his [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lordship]] wishes this to be got on with." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=55}}</ref> [[Sir John French]]'s despatches of [[17 September]] and [[8 October]] published. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: Germans cross the Vistula at [[Josefov]]. ~~===Political===~~ New Naval Decoration, the [[Distinguished Service Medal]], established. ==1916 (Thursday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ [[Battalion]] leaves Longuevillete for Herissat in full marching order. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Marches for two hours and returns to Longuevillete. ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Friday)== Teteghem: Companies carry out 6 mile route march in full marching order. Two hours [[Company]] training during the morning. Recreation takes place in the afternoon. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|293]]