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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|September\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Friday)== Use of [[Blackhall Racecourse]] (Battalion Headquarters) starts with Major Binning, Captain Sale and 75 recruits, forming the nucleus of A and B Companies of North Cumberland men.▼ Three men are recruited in Aspatria. The Recruiting Office opens at 7 Devonshire Street, Carlisle.<ref>{{Lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> 14 men enlist into {{A Company}}.<ref>{{Lowther\|recno=8}}</ref>▼ [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] takes over command of Battalion Headquarters.<ref>Col. Machell becomes the heart of the Battalion and the men come to revere him. He turns the varied farm servants, miners, clerks etc. into soldiers, initially on his own, as he does not even have an Adjutant (Capt. P.G.W. Diggle) until December when he is appointed.</ref>▼ Enlistments: [[Charles Johnston ~~(13279 Sgt.)\|Johnston, Charles~~ (13279 Sgt.)]]▼ Newspaper article: ''[[Workington Committee for Lonsdale Recruiting]]''.<ref>[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published 25 September, 1914.</ref>▼ ▲Use of [[Blackhall Racecourse]] (Battalion Headquarters) starts with [[William Walter Riddell Binning\|Major Binning]], Captain Sale and 75 recruits, forming the nucleus of {{A Company}} and {{B ~~Companies~~Company}} of North Cumberland men. ▲14 men enlist into A Company.<ref>{{Lowther\|recno=8}}</ref> ▲[[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]] takes over command of Battalion Headquarters.<ref group="note">[[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Col. Machell]] becomes the heart of the Battalion and the men come to revere him. He turns the varied farm servants, miners, clerks etc. into soldiers, initially on his own, as he does not even have an [[Adjutant]] ~~(Capt.~~until December when Captain P.G.W. Diggle~~) until December when he~~ is appointed.</ref> [[William Walter Riddell Binning\|Major Binning]] writes to J.W. Barker, manager of the [[Blackhall\|racecourse]]: {{quote-left}}I have arranged with the Boys Scout Authority to provide 10 Scouts for orderly work in connection with the new Camp.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{Lowther\|recno=12}}</ref>▼ ▲Newspaper article: ''[[Workington Committee for Lonsdale Recruiting]]''~~.<ref>~~ is published in the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]~~, published 25 September, 1914.</ref>~~ Letter from the Y.M.C.A. in Kendal: {{quote-left}}We give them [Lonsdale Battalion] a most hearty welcome to use our Rooms during their stay in Kendal. We have Reading & Writing, Billiard & Smoking, Miniature Shooting & Gymnasium Rooms.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{Lowther\|recno=111}}</ref>▼ ▲~~[[William Walter Riddell Binning\|~~Major Binning]] writes to J.W. Barker, manager of the [[Blackhall\|racecourse]]: <br>{{quote-left}}I have arranged with the Boys Scout Authority to provide 10 Scouts for orderly work in connection with the new Camp.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{Lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> ▲Letter from the Y.M.C.A. in Kendal: <br>{{quote-left}}We give them [Lonsdale Battalion] a most hearty welcome to use our Rooms during their stay in Kendal. We have Reading & Writing, Billiard & Smoking, Miniature Shooting & Gymnasium Rooms.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{Lowther\|recno=111}}</ref> ==1916 (Monday)== In reserve at Le Quesnoy finding [[working parties ~~<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref>~~]] for the front line ~~trenches~~[[trench]]es and {{wl\|Royal Engineers}}.~~<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>~~ ==1917 (Tuesday)== [[Battalion]] situated at La Panne finding working parties.~~<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>~~ Deaths: [[Robert Mallinson (16336)]] of {{C Company}}. <br/> ~~{{table-enlistments~~ {{notes}}{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~\|1914={{clear}}~~ ▲[[Charles Johnston (13279 Sgt.)\|Johnston, Charles (13279 Sgt.)]] ~~\|1915={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1916={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1917={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1918={{clear}}~~ }} ~~{{refs-table2}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|269]]