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==1914 (Tuesday)==
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]: {{quote-left}}"....greatcoats[[greatcoat]]s.... actually received 230....{{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> Lord Lonsdale's reply: {{quote-left}}....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.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=131}}</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)==
*[[Battalion]] situated in billets[[billet]]s at Villers-Bocage.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
 
==1916 (Friday)==
*Newspaper article:articles ''[[Killed - Sgt. Arthur Hackett]]''.<ref> and ''[[KilledWounded - L/Cpl. R. Potts & Sgt. ArthurJ.W. HackettOglethorpe]]'' &ndash;are published.<ref>[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 1 December, 1916.</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>
*Newspaper article: ''[[Wounded - L/Cpl. R. Potts & Sgt. J.W. Oglethorpe]]''.<ref>''[[Wounded - L/Cpl. R. Potts & Sgt. J.W. Oglethorpe]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 1 December, 1916.</ref>
*Deaths: [[Arthur Carrigan (14926 Pte.)|Carrigan,]] Arthur/ [[Richard Potts (14926 Pte.16303)]]
*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 (Saturday)==
*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>
*8.55pm: The men ready themselves prior to attack.
 
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*[[Arthur Carrigan (14926 Pte.)|Carrigan, Arthur (14926 Pte.)]]
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