22 October: Difference between revisions

Battle of the Yser: Struggle for Dixmude continued.
First Battle of Ypres: Germans capture Langemarck.
Battle round La Bassée: Beginning of a severe ten-days' effort of the Germans to break through.

Naval and Overseas Operations

South Africa: Rebels routed at Keimoes.
SMS Emden's third list of captures announced.

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)

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 ==1914==
+===Western Front===
-*Two men are recruited at Bromfield, another two at Caldbeck and 13 at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
+*[[Battle of the Yser]]: Struggle for [[Dixmude]] continued.
-*General Equipment Indent: 10 felling axes, 20 bill hooks, 10 pick axes, 10 general service shovels, 10 spades, 6 wedge sawyers, 12 latrine screens, 12 birch brooms, 50 latrine buckets, 2 bundles latrine paper.<ref>{{lowther|recno=66}}</ref>
+*[[First Battle of Ypres]]: Germans capture [[Langemarck]].
+*Battle round [[La Bassée]]: Beginning of a severe ten-days' effort of the Germans to break through.
+===Naval and Overseas Operations===
+*[[South Africa]]: Rebels routed at [[Keimoes]].
+*{{SMS|Emden}}'s third list of captures announced.
+==References/notes==
-==1915==
+{{Gleichen-123}}
-*Deaths: [[William John Branch (6110 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
-==1916==
-*[[Battalion]] remains in Herissat. Parade in the morning. Instruction on bombing and live [[grenade]] throwing in afternoon.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref>
-*Commanding officer, Col. Girdwood rejoins the Battalion along with 6 other ranks.<ref name="wdoct16" />
-==1917==
-*Battalion situated at Teteghem. At 9am Companies and Battalion HQ carry out 6 mile route march (independently) in full marching order.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref>
-==References / notes==
-<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>
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