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==1914 (Wednesday)==
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]: {{quote-left}}"Your magnificent present of cigars has arrived and they have been distributed. Being in boxes of 25 this was easy, and there is great excitement about it. Thank you once more for all the kind things you have done. Our Xmas card has turned out rather a poor affair. The wretch said he could not use the good photo you sent because it was not toned & substituted this bad one! ... Grand weather for work now. I hope by next Xmas the Battalion will have made a good name, & that you will never regret all that you have done for us – we will do our best.{{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
* {{quote-left}}"Lady Valda Machell has collected from kind friends over 1200 pairs of wool mittens which have been made as Xmas presents to the [[Lonsdale Battalion]]. These mittens have been issued to Companies today – should be distributed to Officers, [[NCO|N.C. Officers]] & men forthwith. {{quote-right}}" <ref>{{lowther|recno=?}}</ref> ▼*Arrangements are made for {{C Company}} to travel from Kendal to Carlisle.
▲*{{quote-left}}Lady Valda Machell has collected from kind friends over 1200 pairs of wool mittens which have been made as Xmas presents to the [[Lonsdale Battalion]]. These mittens have been issued to Companies today – should be distributed to Officers, [[NCO|N.C. Officers]] & men forthwith.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=?}}</ref>
==1915 (Thursday)==
*[[Battalion]] is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry and proceeds to camp at Bouzincourt.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
*{{quote[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-left}}Col. P.W. Machell]]: "First week in trenches[[trench]]es, only six casualties, one, Nicholson (of Carlisle), since died. The 51st [[Division]], to which we were attached, especially thanked Rycroft for the way the 11th Borders had played up.{{quote-right}}" <ref group="lower-alpha">NotThe term "played up" is not meant in thecontext senseof tothe misbehavemen orhaving aggrandisemisbehaved, but rather more appropriately and positively how they engaged themselves in their actions.</ref> – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] <ref name="lons15">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
==1916 (Saturday)==
*Battalion situated at Puchevillers involved in training under [[Companycompany]] arrangements.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
==1917 (Sunday)==
*Battalion situated in the front line; all quiet, however, 2nd Lieut. W. McKinlay is wounded.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*2nd Lieut. W. McKinlay is wounded.
*2nd Manchester Regiment relieve the Lonsdales; relief completes at 11pm. Battalion proceeds to Winnipeg and entrains for Trois Tours, then marches to 'Siege Camp,' all present in camp by 5am on [[24 December]].<ref name="wddec17" /> ▼*2nd Manchester Regiment relieve the Lonsdales; relief completes at 11pm.
▲* 2nd Manchester Regiment relieve the Lonsdales; relief completes at 11pm. Battalion proceeds to Winnipeg and entrains for Trois Tours, then marches to 'Siege Camp ,'. allAll present in camp by 5am on [[24 December]]. <ref name="wddec17" />
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