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==19141915==
*The [[Lonsdales]] are taken over by the War Office almost one year after it is formed by [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]] and an Executive Committee.
===Western Front===
*British fall back from [[St. Quentin]].
*[[Lille]] and [[Mézières]] occupied by the Germans.
*[[Namur]]: Last of the forts reduced.
*[[Ostend]] occupied by mixed British force (Marines, etc.).
 
===Eastern Front=1916==
*[[Battalion]] situated in the Hulluch Sector. At 10:00am a conference is held at Battalion HQ by [[Brigadier-General]] Jardine; officers commanding battalions are present. Day very quiet.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref>
*[[Galicia]]: Russians capture [[Halicz]] and [[Tarnopol]].
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*SS ''[[SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse|Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse]]'' sunk by HMS ''[[HMS Highflyer|Highflyer]]''.
*SMS ''[[SMS Magdeburg|Magdeburg]]'', German cruiser, destroyed in Gulf of Finland.
===Political===
*[[France]]: M. [[Viviani]]'s Ministry reconstructed: entry of M. [[Millerand]] (War) and [[Delcassé]] (Foreign Affairs).
 
==1917==
==References/notes==▼
*Battalion moves at 1:30pm to Canada Camp via Bray-Dunes: along the beach past La Panne, then to St Idesbalde and inland to Canada Camp; arrives 6:30pm.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref>
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▲==References / notes==
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