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==1914 (Thursday)==
*Two men are recruited at Bromfield, another two at Caldbeck and 13 at Devonshire Street.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
===Western Front===
*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>
*[[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.
 
==1915 (Friday)==
==References/notes==
*[[William John Branch (6110)]] [[dies of wounds]].
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==1916 (Sunday)==
*Herissat: Parade in the morning.
*Instruction on bombing and live [[grenade]] throwing undertaken in the afternoon.
*Commanding officer, Colonel Girdwood, rejoins the Battalion along with six [[other ranks]].
 
==1917 (Monday)==
*Teteghem: Companies and Battalion HQ carry out 6 mile route march (independently) in full marching order, commencing 9am.
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