27 April: Difference between revisions

27 April (view source)

Revision as of 14:20, 21 June 2020

817 bytes added , 3 years ago

updated

VisualWikitext

Borderman

Bureaucrats, Administrators

24,426

edits

Revision as of 00:02, 13 July 2016 (view source) Borderman (talk \| contribs) (Page created)		Revision as of 14:20, 21 June 2020 (view source) Borderman (talk \| contribs) (updated) Newer edit →
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|April\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1916~~1915 (Tuesday)== {{preceding}} Battalion in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in Divisional and Brigade manoeuvres, training and small working parties.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref>Training continues during the whole period of isolation.</ref><ref name="wdapr16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, April 1916]]</ref> [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: "One thing is certain, viz. that we ought to move on from here with [[Brigade]] as soon as possible – people are mocking at our men & they hate it – recruits say it is no good joining a [[Battalion]] which does not get out further than [[Blackhall]]....I expect things near Ypres are so bad that Kitchener is thinking seriously about Home Defence, & this is probably his reason for [[Kitchener's Army\|creating local armies]]. Anyway what we ought to have is a move sometime soon....the men are getting rather stale here, comfortable as we are." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ==1916 (Thursday)== ~~==References / notes==~~ Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small [[working parties]].<ref group="note">Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.</ref> ~~<references />~~ <noinclude>▼ ==1917 (Friday)== Offoy: Bathing at Voyennes. Occupied all day. ==1918 (Saturday)== Lahertie: Training commences. Battalion parades from 9–10am. Thereafter, companies are at the disposal of the officers commanding. Football competition arranged. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|118]] [[Category:April events\|27]]