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==1914== |
==1914== |
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===Western Front=== |
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*First Battle of Ypres ends. |
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*[[Trench]] warfare established along the whole front; [[artillery]] duels and, later, local raids. |
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*Letter: {{quote-left}}Yesterday....closed the Recruiting Office, which has sent men to join the [[Lonsdale Battalion]]....The strength of the [[Battalion]] today is 1153 officers, [[non-commissioned officer]]s and men.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=11}}</ref> |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Poland]]: Germans approach [[Lodz]]; heavy fighting begins. |
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*[[Galicia]]: Russians defeat Austrians (6,000 prisoners) on front [[Cracow]]-[[Chenstokhov]]. |
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===Southern Front=== |
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*[[Serbia]]: Austrians pressing from [[Valyevo]]; Serbians in retreat towards south-east. |
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===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres=== |
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*Armenia: Russians occupy [[Koprukeui]]. |
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==1915== |
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*Transport and passage with 2 officers and 101 [[other ranks]] proceeds under [[Major]] [[P. G. W. Diggle]] to Havre.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
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==1916== |
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*Battalion situated in [[billet]]s at Mailly-Maillet. The [[21 November#1916|previous day's rescue party]] under [[Captain]] Hunter returns at 4.30am. Two other men from cut-off party manage to get through and report that Captain Welch and his forward party are still holding out in a portion of 'Frankfort Trench.'<ref name="wdnov16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916]]</ref> |
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*Another rescue party is formed, composed of Lonsdale and Highland Light Infantry men. The party moves to [[trench]]es near 'Wagon Road' to hold itself in readiness before assistance in case Captain Welch and his men try to break through.<ref name="wdnov16" /> |
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*Deaths: [[George Albert Haines (27756 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion leaves 'Road Camp' at 2.10pm and marches to Poperinghe where it entrains at 3.55pm for Irish farm. The Lonsdales reach Hill Top Farm at 6pm.<ref name="wdnov17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917]]</ref> |
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*Deaths: [[Edward Danson (3848 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw" /> |
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