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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Wednesday)== One man is recruited at Kirkbampton, three men at Orton and 22 men at Causewayhead.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Heights of recruits recorded. Chest measurement varied between 32” and 40”.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> The [[Yser (river)\|Yser]]: Critical day: [[Dixmude]] heavily bombarded and assaulted. [[Arras]] also heavily bombarded and attacked. [[The Argonne]]: French recovery begins. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: Germans begin retreat from [[Warsaw]]: Battle of [[Kasimiryev]]: Russki annihilates the Germans who had crossed the Vistula. ~~===Political===~~ [[Russia]]: State sale of alcohol abolished. [[Great Britain]]: Reply to manifesto of German professors published. ==1916 (Saturday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ [[Battalion]] leaves Longuevillete at 8am in full marching order. Arrives Herissat 1.45pm. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Parade of [[bomber]]s for live [[grenade]] throwing. ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Sunday)== *Battalion situated at Teteghem. Church Parade at 10.30am. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|295]]