|
<noinclude>{{Calendar|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
==1914==
===Western Front===
*First Battle of Ypres begins.
*The Yser: German attacks on [[Lombartzyde]] repulsed.
*21 men are recruited at Caldewgate and a further 7 men at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
*[[BEF]]: Transfer from [[Aisne]] to [[Flanders]] completed.
*Enlistments: [[Thomas Campbell (13920 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Osborn Morgan Lewis (15264 Pte.)]].
*[[First Battle of Ypres]] begins: [[Sir Henry Rawlinson]] unable to occupy [[Menin]].
*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>
*[[Sir John French]]'s despatches of [[17 September]] and [[8 October]] published.
*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>
===Eastern Front===
*[[Poland]]: Germans cross the Vistula at [[Josefov]].
===Political===
*New Naval Decoration, the [[Distinguished Service Medal]], established.
==1916==
{{Gleichen-123}}
*[[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>
==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" />
<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>
{{reflist}}
<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->
<noinclude>
[[Category:Events by day|293]]
|