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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|July}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1916~~1914== ===Precursor to British Declaration of War=== Battalion marches to Bethune via Pont de Réveillon and Chocques and takes over billets.<ref name="wdjuly16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1916]]</ref> Germany thinks Russia will not fight, but threatens mobilisation, i.e. war, if Russia does not stop her preparations, and asks Entente States to keep Russia quiet. [[Kaiser]] and German Fleet return from Norway. Austria begins to mobilise 8 corps on Russian frontier. [[Sir Edward Grey]] suggests Conference of Ambassadors in London. Russia declares she will mobilise on Austrian frontier if Austria crosses Serbian frontier. General Putnik released with apologies. Montenegro orders mobilisation. Gun-running riot in Dublin: apparent approach of civil war.<ref>Dublin: Grave encounter between 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers and civilians owing to stoning of former by mob. Four civilians killed - one a woman. Sequel to gun-running by Nationalist Volunteers, Hill of Howth. Lord Mayor demands authority of which [[troops]] fired.</ref> ==References/notes== ~~==1917==~~ {{Gleichen-123}} Battalion moves from Bray-Dunes to Coxyde at 6:45am; arrives 9:30am. Two Coys on working party.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref name="wdjuly17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1917]]</ref> {{reflist}} ~~==1918==~~ *Battalion involved in training at Abancourt.<ref name="wdjuly18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918]]</ref> ~~{{refs-table}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|208]]

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