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==1914== |
==1914== |
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*Use of [[Blackhall |
*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. |
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*[[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> |
*[[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> |
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==1916== |
==1916== |
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*In reserve at Le Quesnoy finding working parties for the front line trenches and Royal Engineers. |
*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 and Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at La Panne finding working parties.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref> |
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==References / notes== |
==References / notes== |
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Revision as of 08:41, 20 July 2016
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 25 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 25 September on The Great War wiki.
1914
- 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.
- Lt-Col. P.W. Machell takes over command of Battalion Headquarters.[1]
1916
1917
- Battalion situated at La Panne finding working parties.[4]
References / notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917