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==1916==

==1916 (Friday)==

*[[Battalion]] situated at Crucifix Corner ~~–~~ ~~relieves~~ the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the Authuille Sector.~~<ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>~~

*[[Battalion]] situated at Crucifix Corner. They relieve the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the [[Authuille]] Sector.

*Lieut. [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], Transport Officer to the Battalion, is killed by a spent bullet. He ~~was~~ 52 years of age.<ref ~~name~~="~~wdmay16~~" />

*Lieut. [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], Transport Officer to the Battalion, is killed by a spent bullet. He he is just 52 years of age.<ref group="note">In a quote from the Commanding Officer of the battalion: {{quote-left}}Before he joined he had done splendid work as Secretary of the Executive Committee, and from the time of his appointment as Transport Officer until the day of his death he devoted his entire energies to the welfare of the Battalion, in the formation of which he had such an important share.{{quote-right}} – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]]</ref>

*{{quote-left}}Before he joined he had done splendid work as Secretary of the Executive Committee, and from the time of his appointment as Transport Officer until the day of his death he devoted his entire energies to the welfare of the Battalion, in the formation of which he had such an important share.{{quote-right}} – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] <ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>

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-==1916==
+==1916 (Friday)==
-*[[Battalion]] situated at Crucifix Corner &ndash; relieves the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the Authuille Sector.<ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>
+*[[Battalion]] situated at Crucifix Corner. They relieve the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the [[Authuille]] Sector.
-*Lieut. [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], Transport Officer to the Battalion, is killed by a spent bullet. He was 52 years of age.<ref name="wdmay16" />
+*Lieut. [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], Transport Officer to the Battalion, is killed by a spent bullet. He he is just 52 years of age.<ref group="note">In a quote from the Commanding Officer of the battalion: {{quote-left}}Before he joined he had done splendid work as Secretary of the Executive Committee, and from the time of his appointment as Transport Officer until the day of his death he devoted his entire energies to the welfare of the Battalion, in the formation of which he had such an important share.{{quote-right}} &ndash; [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]]</ref>
-*{{quote-left}}Before he joined he had done splendid work as Secretary of the Executive Committee, and from the time of his appointment as Transport Officer until the day of his death he devoted his entire energies to the welfare of the Battalion, in the formation of which he had such an important share.{{quote-right}} &ndash; [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] <ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>
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