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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|December}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1915~~1914 (Tuesday)== [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: "....[[greatcoat]]s.... actually received 230...." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> Battalion situated in billets at Villers-Bocage.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> Lord Lonsdale's reply: "....greatcoat difficulty was not fault of committee but fault of contract being made with company who became insolvent and could not obtain cloth to vary out contracts." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=131}}</ref> Daily returns of rations are issued to 11 [[sergeant]]s and 239 men.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=102}}</ref> ==1915 (Wednesday)== ~~==1916==~~ [[Battalion]] situated in [[billet]]s at Villers-Bocage. Newspaper article: ''[[Killed - Sgt. Arthur Hackett]]''.<ref>''[[Killed - Sgt. Arthur Hackett]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 1 December, 1916.</ref>▼ Battalion situated at Berteaucourt involved in training under Company arrangements. Games etc. in the afternoon.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>▼ ==~~1917~~1916 (Friday)== ▲Newspaper ~~article:~~articles ''[[Killed - Sgt. Arthur Hackett]]''~~.<ref>~~ and ''[[~~Killed~~Wounded - L/Cpl. R. Potts & Sgt. ~~Arthur~~J.W. ~~Hackett~~Oglethorpe]]'' ~~–~~are published.<ref>[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 1 December, 1916.</ref> Battalion situated at Wurst Farm, resting the majority of the day then, at 8.55pm, readies itself prior to attack.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref> ▲Battalion situated at Berteaucourt involved in training under ~~Company~~[[company]] arrangements. Games etc. in the afternoon.~~<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>~~ Deaths: [[Arthur Carrigan (14926 Pte.)]] / [[Richard Potts (16303)]] ==1917 (Saturday)== Battalion situated at Wurst Farm, resting the majority of the day then. *8.55pm: The men ready themselves prior to attack. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References / notes==~~ ~~<references />~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|336]]