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==19141916==
*The [[Lonsdales]] relieve the 17th Highland Light Infantry in front line [[trench]]es; relief commences at 3:00pm and completes at 4:45pm.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
===Western Front===
*The Germans bombard the Lonsdales lines from 6:45pm to 7:15pm causing some damage to trenches.<ref name="wdsep16" />
*[[The Aisne]]: [[bombardment]] of [[Reims]] Cathedral.
===Eastern Front===
*East Prussian Frontier: Russians abandon [[Augustovo]]: Germans lay siege to [[Osovyets]].
===Southern Front===
*Quietude in the Balkan theatre of war.
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*HMS ''[[HMS Pegasus|Pegasus]]'' disabled by German cruiser ''[[SMS Königsberg|Königsberg]]'' at Zanzibar.
 
==1917==
==References/notes==
*[[Battalion]] situated in the line. A British aeroplane crashes at 'Kettlerdam Bridge'; the pilot is rescued.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
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*The Lonsdales are relieved by 15th Highland Light Infantry and move into [[billet]]s at Coxyde.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*Deaths: [[William Jameson (33497 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
 
==References / notes==
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