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==19141916==
*[[Battalion]] situated at Puchevillers. Some men involved in [[sniping]] and [[Lewis gun]] course; remainder parade for Battalion drill under Commanding Officer. Afternoon spent in [[Company]] training.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
===Western Front===
*[[Battle of Givenchy]] continued.
*Furious German attacks on Indian [[troops]].
===Eastern Front===
*[[Poland]]: Russians holding the [[Bzura (river)|Bzura River]] against heavy German assaults.
*[[Galicia]]: Russians begin to counter-attack and to recover the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathian Passes]].
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*Armenia: Russians defeat the Turks near [[Lake Van]].
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*[[South Africa]]: Captain Fourie shot; his brother's sentence commuted.
 
==1917==
==References/notes==▼
*Battalion moves from 'Wurst Farm' into front line and relieves 17th Highland Light Infantry; relief is quiet and completes at 12 midnight. Casualties 4 [[other ranks]].<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
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