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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Tuesday)== 20 men are recruited at East Nelson Street and a further 7 men at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Recruiting Office sent 12 attestations to [[Blackhall Camp]].<ref>{{lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> Battle round [[Arras]]: fierce German attack repulsed. [[Thomas Robert Lamont (15416)]] enlists at Working and [[Joseph William Leck (15354)]] at Kendal. [[Poelcapelle]] captured by the Germans. Letter from Carlisle United Football Club: "....to inform you that after Sat next....or any cup tie, permission have been given to admit any of Lonsdale army men in uniform or with Permit to Half Price to all Parts of the Ground." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=258}}</ref> [[Indian Expeditionary Force]] (Cavalry, Meerut and Lahore Division) reaches the front. Heavy fighting near [[La Bassée]]. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: German attacks in front of [[Warsaw]] weakening: Russians begin to take the offensive. ~~===Political===~~ Germans report 149,000 French, 107,000 Russian, 32,000 Belgian, and 9,000 British prisoners. British losses to date 57,000, including sick. ==1916 (Friday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ Longuevillete: Battalion remain in [[billet]]s during day involved with parade for general instruction, bombing and live [[grenade]] throwing. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Saturday)== Battalion marches to Fort-des-Dunes and carries out practice attack. [[Specialists]] on training. *Football competition during the afternoon. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|294]]