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==1915 (Friday)==
*{{WF}} Heavy fighting at Fontaine Madame and [[St. Hubert]] ([[Argonne]]) and at the [[Hartmannsweilerkopf]].
*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 & character for admission to the Battalion. This is being done with the knowledge of the Chief Constable.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=199}}</ref>
**[[Aeroplane]] raid by the Germans on [[Dunkirk]], and by the British on [[Zeebrugge]].
*Return of 379 unsold Battalion Christmas cards to W.H. Smith in English Street, Carlisle.<ref>{{lowther|recno=100}}</ref>
*{{EF}} Austrians, having been strongly reinforced, recapture [[Kirlibaba]].
*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)<ref name="lowther135" />
==1916==
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*[[Battalion]] experiences active enemy [[artillery]] fire in the F1 sector near Aveluy.
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*Casualties: one officer<ref>The officer dies that evening.</ref> and two men are wounded; one man ([[Private]] [[Isaac Henry McQuire (15261)|McQuire]]) is killed.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref><ref>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>
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<noinclude>[[Category:Events by day|022]] ▼==1917==
[[Category:January events| 02222]] ▼*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>
==1918==
*Battalion at 'Caribou Camp', involved in training during morning and recreation during afternoon.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
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