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==1914== |
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*Schedule of lights and fittings at the [[Blackhall Camp|Grand Stand]].<ref>{{lowther|recno=75}}</ref> |
*Schedule of lights and fittings at the [[Blackhall Camp|Grand Stand]].<ref>{{lowther|recno=75}}</ref> |
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*Monthly indents of personal clothing and kits are issued to C Company in Kendal.<ref>{{lowther|recno=68}}</ref> |
*Monthly indents of personal clothing and kits are issued to C [[Company]] in Kendal.<ref>{{lowther|recno=68}}</ref> |
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==1915== |
==1915== |
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*Battalion marches from Longpré at 1am, 'A' Company arrives at Gorenflos at 5:30am; 'B', 'C' and 'D' Companies stay in [[billet|billets]].<ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref><ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
*[[Battalion]] marches from Longpré at 1am, 'A' Company arrives at Gorenflos at 5:30am; 'B', 'C' and 'D' Companies stay in [[billet|billets]].<ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref><ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
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:{{quote-left}}Very good moving on gradually, so the men get used to billeting; it’s a big change for these lads, accustomed to having everything done for them. Their minds move slowly and they think it’s still training; so far we have got along first rate, much better than others. [[Gerald Spring-Rice|Spring-Rice]] very good at getting the transport along.{{quote-right}} – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] |
:{{quote-left}}Very good moving on gradually, so the men get used to billeting; it’s a big change for these lads, accustomed to having everything done for them. Their minds move slowly and they think it’s still training; so far we have got along first rate, much better than others. [[Gerald Spring-Rice|Spring-Rice]] very good at getting the transport along.{{quote-right}} – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] |
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*Battalion is relieved by the 15th Highland Light Infantry, which completes at 11.30pm. They then relieve the 17th H.L.I. in the left subsector via Kronpinz Farm. Relief completes at 2am on [[26 November]].<ref name="wdnov17" /> |
*Battalion is relieved by the 15th Highland Light Infantry, which completes at 11.30pm. They then relieve the 17th H.L.I. in the left subsector via Kronpinz Farm. Relief completes at 2am on [[26 November]].<ref name="wdnov17" /> |
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*Captain J. Benson, 2nd Lieut. J.R McDonald, 2nd Lieut. Duncan and 35 [[other ranks]] wounded. 12 other ranks killed and 7 missing.<ref name="wdnov17" /> |
*Captain J. Benson, 2nd Lieut. J.R McDonald, 2nd Lieut. Duncan and 35 [[other ranks]] wounded. 12 other ranks killed and 7 missing.<ref name="wdnov17" /> |
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*[[Arthur James Bishop (28824 Pte.)|Bishop, Arthur James (28824 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Ernest Bromley (28919 Pte.)|Bromley, Ernest (28919 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Thomas Henry Cannon (260209 Pte.)|Cannon, Thomas Henry (260209 Pte.)]] |
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*[[John Jack Clark (28828 Pte.)|Clark, John Jack (28828 Pte.)]] |
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*[[John William Clegg (260213 Pte.)|Clegg, John William (260213 Pte.)]] |
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*[[William James Crick (32085 L/Cpl.)|Crick, William James (32085 L/Cpl.)]] |
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*[[George Davies (28929 Pte.)|Davies, George (28929 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Stanley Wilberforce Davis (35017 L/Sgt.)|Davis, Stanley Wilberforce (35017 Sgt.)]] |
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*[[William Henry Fox (260223 Pte.)|Fox, William Henry (260223 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Thomas Arthur Garrett (35028 Sgt.)|Garrett, Thomas Arthur (35028 Sgt.)]] |
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*[[Francis Eli Hammond (27250 L/Cpl.)|Hammond, Francis Eli (27250 L/Cpl.)]] |
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*[[Thomas Lawson (32681 Pte.)|Lawson, Thomas (32681 Pte.)]] |
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*[[William Robert Logan (260234 Pte.)|Logan, William Robert (260234 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Joseph Nixon (27994 L/Cpl.)|Nixon, Joseph (27994 Pte.)]] |
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Revision as of 15:24, 4 June 2017
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 25 November.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 25 November on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Schedule of lights and fittings at the Grand Stand.[1]
- Monthly indents of personal clothing and kits are issued to C Company in Kendal.[2]
1915
- Battalion marches from Longpré at 1am, 'A' Company arrives at Gorenflos at 5:30am; 'B', 'C' and 'D' Companies stay in billets.[3][4]
- “Very good moving on gradually, so the men get used to billeting; it’s a big change for these lads, accustomed to having everything done for them. Their minds move slowly and they think it’s still training; so far we have got along first rate, much better than others. Spring-Rice very good at getting the transport along.” – Lt-Col. P. W. Machell
1916
1917
- Battalion situated in the Bellvue area. 'A' and 'C' Companies withdraw without relief onto 'B' and 'D' Companies. 'A' and 'C' Companies suffer heavy casualties owing to a hostile barrage put down in the front line area.[6]
- Battalion is relieved by the 15th Highland Light Infantry, which completes at 11.30pm. They then relieve the 17th H.L.I. in the left subsector via Kronpinz Farm. Relief completes at 2am on 26 November.[6]
- Captain J. Benson, 2nd Lieut. J.R McDonald, 2nd Lieut. Duncan and 35 other ranks wounded. 12 other ranks killed and 7 missing.[6]
- Bishop, Arthur James (28824 Pte.)
- Bromley, Ernest (28919 Pte.)
- Cannon, Thomas Henry (260209 Pte.)
- Clark, John Jack (28828 Pte.)
- Clegg, John William (260213 Pte.)
- Crick, William James (32085 L/Cpl.)
- Davies, George (28929 Pte.)
- Davis, Stanley Wilberforce (35017 Sgt.)
- Fox, William Henry (260223 Pte.)
- Garrett, Thomas Arthur (35028 Sgt.)
- Hammond, Francis Eli (27250 L/Cpl.)
- Lawson, Thomas (32681 Pte.)
- Logan, William Robert (260234 Pte.)
- Nixon, Joseph (27994)
- Pedder, Henry (260253)
- Smith, William (18812)
- Steele, Thomas Robert (28970)
References / notes
Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/75
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/68
- ↑ Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917