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*Promotions: |
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*Bedding return: blankets 807, mattresses 284, bolsters 284.<ref>{{lowther|recno=58}}</ref> |
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**[[Lance Sergeant]] Duff (15340) is promoted to [[Sergeant]]; |
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*[[Blackhall Camp]] and its content are insured for against fire for £3800; the premiums total £3 18s 1d.<ref>{{lowther|recno=47}}</ref> |
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**[[Lance Corporal]]s W. Wilkinson (13200) and H. Clare (15283) are promoted to [[Corporal]]s; |
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*Letter from Capt. Diggle to [[William Walter Riddell Binning|Major Binning]]: {{quote-left}}The C.O. wants to know if you can possibly write ... for leave for E Coy to go to the Baths every Tuesday; as they are rapidly joining the ‘great unwashed.’ Some of the men have already been here for 5 weeks.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=53}}</ref> |
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**[[Private]]s W. Sarginson (13791), J.W. Dawson (13406), F. Rand (17348) and A. Hetherington (17349) are promoted to Lance Corporals.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref> |
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*{{quote-left}}Private Connor has been off duty since the 18th on sick owing to influenza; he has not had any more attacks of rheumatism, but he has had his teeth removed, as the doctor stated that this was the root of all his trouble – He is a good soldier and works very well.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=88}}</ref> |
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*Punishment: T. O’Toole (13882) - 1 week’s detention.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref> |
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*Battalion situated at 'Lytham Camp'.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref> |
*[[Battalion]] situated at 'Lytham Camp'.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref> |
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*Battalion situated at 'La Bergerie Camp'. 'A' and 'C' Companies move to 'Wood 16' and 'Tilleul Wood' respectively, relieving 2 Companies of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires as Brigade Reserve.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated at 'La Bergerie Camp'. 'A' and 'C' Companies move to 'Wood 16' and 'Tilleul Wood' respectively, relieving 2 Companies of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires as Brigade Reserve.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:11, 19 June 2017
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 26 January.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 26 January on The Great War wiki.
1915
- Promotions:
- Lance Sergeant Duff (15340) is promoted to Sergeant;
- Lance Corporals W. Wilkinson (13200) and H. Clare (15283) are promoted to Corporals;
- Privates W. Sarginson (13791), J.W. Dawson (13406), F. Rand (17348) and A. Hetherington (17349) are promoted to Lance Corporals.[1]
1916
- In the F1 sector near Aveluy. Day is quiet.[2]
1917
1918
- Battalion situated at 'La Bergerie Camp'. 'A' and 'C' Companies move to 'Wood 16' and 'Tilleul Wood' respectively, relieving 2 Companies of the 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshires as Brigade Reserve.[4]
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.