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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.
==1915==
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*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>
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