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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|February\|hide30=yes\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Monday)== {{preceding}} [[Zeppelin]] bombs [[Calais]]. Letter from [[Brigadier]] Collings to [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}I wrote to Sir. H. Mackinnon asking him if your Battalion could not be pushed on to musketry, & and he replies that he regrets very much he cannot get rifles for you to do so.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=120}}</ref> Heavy [[bombardment]] of [[Reims]]; cathedral vault broken. [[Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant]] R. Stanley is appointed the commission of [[Captain]]. French capture trenches and two woods on the line [[Souain]]-[[Beauséjour]]. The Winter Battle in Masuria ends (see [[4 February]]). Germans report that "the pursuit of the Russians is now finished", and claim over 100,000 prisoners in [[East Prussia\|East Prussian]] offensive. Battle of Przasnysz begins (see [[27 February]]). Heavy fighting at many points in northern [[Poland]], especially near [[Przasnysz]], where strong German attacks are repulsed. Big battle begins south of the line [[Dolina]]-[[Stanislau]]. Occupation of Garub (German south-west Africa) by Union forces. South African Northern Force begins advance from [[Swakopmund]] on [[Windhuk]] (see [[14 January]]). Net barrage across North Channel (between [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]]) established. ==~~Notes~~1916 (Tuesday)== Hénencourt Wood: Situated in hut [[billet\|billets]] preparing to move into reserve at 6pm. ~~<references group="note"/>~~ ~~==References==~~ ==1917 (Thursday)== ~~{{reflist}}~~ Camon: Battalion parades in full marching order. Marches to Weincourt. ~~==Acknowledgements==~~ [[William Ernest Crayston (23989 Pte.)]] [[died of wounds\|dies of wounds]], aged 29. ~~{{acknowledgements}}~~ ==1918 (Friday)== Situated in camp near Woesten where companies are working under the {{wl\|Royal Engineers}} repairing [[Pill Box\|pill boxes]] and [[machine gun]] defences [[Specialists\|Specialist training]] as usual. <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|053]]