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==1915 (Tuesday)==
*Promotions: [[Lance Sergeant]] Duff (15340) is promoted to [[Sergeant]].<br>[[Lance Corporal]] W. Wilkinson (13200) and H. Clare (15283) are promoted to [[Corporal]]s.<br>[[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>
*Continued fighting near [[Craonne]]; successful French counter-attacks.
*Russian success near the [[Dukla Pass]].
*Turks renew their attacks in [[Armenia]].
*Turkish advance on [[Egypt]] through Sinai begins (see [[2 February]]).
*Patrol engagement near [[El Kantara]] ([[Suez Canal]]).
*Loss of the auxiliary cruiser {{HMS|Viknor}} is announced.
*[[Triple Entente]] Governments agree to hold "Pact of [[London]]" applicable to war with [[Turkey]] (see [[5 September]], [[1914]]).
 
==1916 (Wednesday)==
*In the F1 sector near Aveluy. Day is quiet.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
 
==1917 (Friday)==
*[[Battalion]] is situated at Lytham Camp.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
 
==1918 (Saturday)==
*Battalion is 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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==Acknowledgements==
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