The Lonsdale Battalion

24 December

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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 24 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 24 December on The Great War wiki.

1915

  • Newspaper article: A Bit of Rotten Luck.[1]
  • Battalion situated at Bouzincourt. One officer and 50 other ranks involved in fatigue duties[2] (erecting huts) for the Royal Engineers.[3]
  • Remainder of Battalion cleaning rifles and equipment.[3]

1916

  • Battalion situated at Pushevillers. Church parade and inspection of billets.[4]

1917

  • Battalion situate at 'Siege Camp' involved in cleaning up etc.[5]

References / notes

  1. ↑ Workington Star and Harrington Guardian, published 24 December, 1915.
  2. ↑ Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
  4. ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916
  5. ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917
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