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==1915 (Friday)==
*Letter from the Recruiting Office, Workington: "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." <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: A Football Match will take place at Aspatria tomorrow, [[Lonsdale Battalion]] v. Aspatria.<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>
*John Bell (17533) enlists to E Company.<ref name="lowther135" />
==1916
*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>
*[[Isaac Henry McQuire (15261)]] is [[killed in action]] by a [[whizz-bang]] [[artillery]] [[shell]] in Aveluy whilst in [[billet]]s.<ref group="lower-alpha">Private McQuire's death is dated in ''[[A Smile for Everybody and Always Obliging]]'' – [[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]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published [[4 February]], 1916.</ref>
==1917 (Monday)==
*Beaumont Hamel: Situated in the [[trench|trenches]] in the R1 Sector.
*One [[company]] is in reserve 'Station Road', one is in support and two are in the front line.
==1918 (Tuesday)==
*Situated at Caribou Camp, involved in training during the morning and recreation during afternoon.
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