19 October: Difference between revisions

updated
(links, removed table, added enlistments and change refs template)
(updated)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1:
<noinclude>{{Calendar|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
==1914 (Monday)==
*First Battle of Ypres begins.
*21 men are recruited at Caldewgate [Carr’s Biscuits] and a further 7 men at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
*Enlistments: [[Thomas Campbell (13920 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}} and [[Osborn Morgan Lewis (15264 Pte.)]] enlist at Workington.
*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>
*Telegram from [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to Mr. Spedding at Lowther: {{quote-left}}"Tables for Mess and Hut urgently needed I know his [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lordship]] wishes this to be got on with.{{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=55}}</ref>
 
==1916 (Thursday)==
*[[Battalion]] leaves Longuevillete for Herissat in full marching order. Marches for two hours and returns to Longuevillete.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref>
*Marches for two hours and returns to Longuevillete.
 
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Teteghem. Companies carry out 6 mile route march in full marching order.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref>
*Two hours [[Company]] training during morning. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17" />
 
==References / notes==
<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>
{{reflist}}
<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->
 
==1917 (Friday)==
*Battalion situated at Teteghem.: Companies carry out 6 mile route march in full marching order.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref>
*Two hours [[Company]] training during morning. Recreation in the afternoonmorning.<ref name="wdoct17" />
*Recreation takes place in the afternoon.
<br/>
<!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}}
<noinclude>
[[Category:Events by day|293]]