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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1914~~1916== [[Battalion]] is relieved in the [[trench]]es by the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers; commences at 1:30pm and completes at 4:30pm.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> {{WF}} - Belgians forced to abandon their [[trench]]es at [[Namur]]. Battalion takes over [[billet]]s in Bethune.<ref name="wdaug16" /> * Battle of [[Charleroi]], between [[Mons]] and the [[Meuse]], between French and Germans begins. Deaths: [[Edward Bainbridge Bone (15280 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> * British move towards Mons. {{EF}} - [[East Prussia]]: Advance of Second Army under Samsonov; occupation (August 21-[[23 August\|23]]) of [[Allenstein]], Neidenburg, [[Soldau]], [[Johannisburg]], etc. {{NO}} - [[South Africa]] invaded by German [[troops]]. ==~~1915~~1917== Battalion went to Bray-Dunes at 9:00am for Range Practice and bathing; returns to billets in Ghyvelde at 6:00pm.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> {{SF}} - Second British [[Suvla]] attack ([[Gallipoli]]) on [[Anafarta]] fails. {{NO}} - German Fleet retires from [[Riga]], disembarkation having failed. {{PO}} - British Government declares cotton absolute contraband. ==References / notes== ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~{{reflist}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|234]]

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