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==1916 (Monday)==
*Hénencourt Wood: Situated in hut [[billet]]s involved in [[fatigue duty|fatigue duties]].
*Situated in hut billets in Hénencourt Wood involved in fatigue duties.<ref>Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.</ref><ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1916]]</ref>
*[[Private]] [[Morrison Timmins (19499 )]] writes a letter to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:<br>{{quote-left}}Dear Sir, I am writing these few lines thanking you for the parcel I received yesterday, also “Juno” and the customers of the “Black Cock”, Distington. We are now out of the trenches[[trench]]es for a rest a few miles behind the firing line, living in canvas huts in a wood surrounded by nothing else but mud. The Old Toms, pipe and tobacco came in handy, and I divided the cigs between my pals. Again thanking you and wishing your paper every success.{{quote-right}} <ref>''[[In Canvas Huts Surrounded by Mud]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[10 March]], 1916.</ref>
*Private M. Timmins writes a letter to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:
:{{quote-left}}Dear Sir, I am writing these few lines thanking you for the parcel I received yesterday, also “Juno” and the customers of the “Black Cock”, Distington. We are now out of the trenches for a rest a few miles behind the firing line, living in canvas huts in a wood surrounded by nothing else but mud. The Old Toms, pipe and tobacco came in handy, and I divided the cigs between my pals. Again thanking you and wishing your paper every success.{{quote-right}} <ref>''[[In Canvas Huts Surrounded by Mud]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[10 March]], 1916.</ref>
 
==1917 (Wednesday)==
*Miravaux: Battalion situated in Mirvaux; parades in full marching order. and marchesMarches to Camon.<ref name="wdfeb17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1917]]</ref>
*Deaths: [[George Irving (13367 Pte.)]]
 
==1918 (Thursday)==
*Battalion situated at Woeston.Woesten: Companies spend the day working in Battle Zone, leaving by train at 6.4545am & 9.15am. They take over 4 anti-aircraft [[Lewis Gungun]] positions.<ref name="wdfeb18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1918]]</ref>
*The [[Lonsdales]] are congratulated on account of recent raid on [[18 February]].<ref name="wdfeb18" />
 
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