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==1915 (Monday)==
*[[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.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=120}}</ref>
*Heavy [[bombardment]] of [[Reims]]; cathedral vault broken.
*French capture trenches and two woods on the line [[Souain]]-[[Beauséjour]].
*Germans report that "the pursuit of the Russians is now finished", and claim over 100,000 prisoners in East Prussian offensive.
*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.
 
==1915Notes==
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*R.Q.M.S.<ref>[[Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant]].</ref> R. Stanley is appointed the commission of [[Captain]].
==References / notes==
 
==1916==
*Situated in hut [[billet|billets]] in Hénencourt Wood, takes on duty of readiness to move into reserve at 6pm.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1916]]</ref>
 
==1917==
*[[Battalion]] situated at Camon; parades in full marching order and marches to Weincourt.<ref name="wdfeb17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1917]]</ref>
*Deaths: [[William Ernest Crayston (23989 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
 
==1918==
*Battalion situated in camp near Woesten where Companies are working under the Royal Engineers repairing [[Pill Box|pill boxes]] and [[machine gun]] defences. [[Specialists|Specialist training]] as usual.<ref name="wdfeb18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1918]]</ref>
 
==References / notes==
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==Acknowledgements==
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