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==1915==
*[[Battalion]] situated in the F1 sub-sector. Capt C. Clart, O.C.<ref>Officer Commanding.</ref> 'B' Company is admitted to hospital.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
*Capt B.C. Harrison take over command of 'B' Company.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />
*"The men are excellent. I am very energetic, as you may imagine, and they respond splendidly. I am quite delighted with them. They are not foolish at all, just sensible, and do their job without the smallest fuss, though the hardships for them are demandable. For us it is much better, as we can generally get dry socks and a better place to lie in…I have nothing to complain of at all. I am working day and night." – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]]
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==1916==
*Newspaper article: ''[[Missing - L/Cpl. E.J. Bowman]]''.<ref>''[[Missing - L/Cpl. E.J. Bowman]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref>
*Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Paraded for [[Brigade]] route march is postponed owing to rain.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion situated in the front line; all quiet. Captain. J. Cook Gray, M.C., and 1 [[other ranks|other rank]] are killed.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*Deaths: [[Thomas Little (15386 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
==References / notes==
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