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==1916== |
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*The Commanding Officer and Company Commanders leave Bethune at 10:00am to inspect |
*The Commanding Officer and [[Company]] Commanders leave Bethune at 10:00am to inspect [[trench]]es in the Hulluch Sector.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*The Battalion leaves Bethune at 12 noon to take over billets at Philosophe from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
*The [[Battalion]] leaves Bethune at 12 noon to take over billets at Philosophe from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*The men get the opportunity to bathe.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
*The men get the opportunity to bathe.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*Five officers return from Divisional School.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
*Five officers return from Divisional School.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*Trench strength at 305 other ranks and 15 officers.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
*Trench strength at 305 [[other ranks]] and 15 officers.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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==1917== |
==1917== |
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*'A' and 'C Companies practice 'Rapid Consolidation'; 'B' and 'D' Companies in |
*'A' and 'C Companies practice 'Rapid Consolidation'; 'B' and 'D' Companies in [[musket]]ry and firing. Sports in the afternoon.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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[[Category:Events by day|236]] |
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Revision as of 09:55, 13 May 2017
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 23 August.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 23 August on The Great War wiki.
1916
- The Commanding Officer and Company Commanders leave Bethune at 10:00am to inspect trenches in the Hulluch Sector.[1]
- The Battalion leaves Bethune at 12 noon to take over billets at Philosophe from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.[1]
- The men get the opportunity to bathe.[1]
- Five officers return from Divisional School.[1]
- Trench strength at 305 other ranks and 15 officers.[1]