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==1915 (Friday)==
*Letter from the Recruiting Office, Workington: {{quote-left}}"We are also taking steps to interest the Police in their respective areas, about the selection of men of good physique &and character for admission to the Battalion. This is being done with the knowledge of the Chief Constable.{{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=199}}</ref>
*Return of 379 unsold Battalion Christmas cards to W.H. Smith in English Street, Carlisle.<ref>{{lowther|recno=100}}</ref>
*Battalion Orders: {{quote-left}}A Football Match will take place at Aspatria tomorrow, [[Lonsdale Battalion]] v. Aspatria.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
*D. McKillop (16375) is transferred from {{B Company}} to E Company and promoted from [[Private]] to [[Lance Corporal]]. <ref name="lowther135">{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*Enlistments to E Company: John Bell (17533) enlists to E Company.<ref name="lowther135" />
 
==1916 Saturday)==
*Aveluy: Active enemy [[artillery]] fire in the F1 sector near Aveluy. One officer and two men are wounded.<ref group="lower-alpha">The wounded officer, most likely to be Lieutenant T.S. Gordon, who is mentioned as being killed on this day in [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]], succumbs to his wounds sustained earlier in the day and dies later in the evening.</ref>
*[[Battalion]] experiences active enemy [[artillery]] fire in the F1 sector near Aveluy.
*Casualties:[[Isaac oneHenry officer<ref>TheMcQuire officer(15261)]] diesis that[[killed evening.</ref>in andaction]] twoby mena are wounded; one man ([[Privatewhizz-bang]] [[Isaac Henry McQuire (15261)|McQuireartillery]]) is killed.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11thshell]] Battalionin WarAveluy Diary,whilst Januaryin 1916[[billet]]</ref>s.<ref group="lower-alpha">Private McQuire's death is dated in ''[[A Smile for Everybody and Always Obliging]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref> [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W Machell]] writes [[A Tribute to Private McQuire|tribute letter to Mrs McQuire]] on [[25 January]].<ref>''[[A Tribute to Private McQuire]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref>
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W Machell]] writes [[A Tribute to Private McQuire|tribute letter to Mrs McQuire]] on [[25 January]].<ref>''[[A Tribute to Private McQuire]]'' &ndash; [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref>
 
==1917 (Monday)==
*Beaumont Hamel: Situated in the [[trench|trenches]] in the R1 Sector.
*Battalion in the [[trench|trenches]] R1 Sector (Beaumont Hamel). One company in reserve 'Station Road', one in support and two in front line.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
*One [[company]] is in reserve 'Station Road', one is in support and two are in the front line.
 
==1918 (Tuesday)==
*BattalionSituated at 'Caribou Camp', involved in training during the morning and recreation during afternoon.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
 
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