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==1914== |
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===Precursor to British Declaration of War=== |
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*Battalion marches to Bethune via Pont de Réveillon and Chocques and takes over billets.<ref name="wdjuly16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1916]]</ref> |
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*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. |
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*Austria begins to mobilise 8 corps on Russian frontier. |
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*[[Sir Edward Grey]] suggests Conference of Ambassadors in London. |
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*Russia declares she will mobilise on Austrian frontier if Austria crosses Serbian frontier. General Putnik released with apologies. |
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*Montenegro orders mobilisation. |
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*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> |
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==References/notes== |
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==1917== |
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*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> |
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==1918== |
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*Battalion involved in training at Abancourt.<ref name="wdjuly18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1918]]</ref> |
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