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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914== ===Western Front=== 20 men are recruited at East Nelson Street and a further 7 men at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> Battle round [[Arras]]: fierce German attack repulsed. Enlistments: [[Thomas Robert Lamont (15416 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Joseph William Leck (15354 Pte.)]]. [[Poelcapelle]] captured by the Germans. Letter from Carlisle United Football Club: {{quote-left}}....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.{{quote-right}} <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. ==References / notes==▼ ~~==1916==~~ {{Gleichen-123}} [[Battalion]] situated in Longuevillete remain in [[billet]]s during day involved with parade for general instruction, bombing and live [[grenade]] throwing.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> ~~==1917==~~ Battalion marches to Fort-des-Dunes and carries out practice attack.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> *[[Specialists]] on training. Football competition during the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17" /> ▲==References / notes== ~~<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>~~ {{reflist}} ~~<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|294]]

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