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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|February\|hide30=yes\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Saturday)== {{preceding}} French take part of [[Beaujésour]], near [[Perthes]] ([[Champagne]]). Promotion to [[Sergeant]]: [[John Cornelius McDivitt (13249)]] of {{A Company}}.<ref name="lowther137">{{lowther\|recno=137}}</ref> Russians retake [[Przasnysz]]. 5,400 prisoners reported. First Battle of Przasnysz ends (see [[22 February]]). Promotions to [[Corporal]]: [[William Stirling Hunter (13300)]], W. Dixon (13259), [[James Raven (13373)]], E.C. Tinnion (13256) and [[Robert Ritchie (13723)]], all of A Company.<ref name="lowther137" /> Russians report capture of 4,000 prisoners near [[Dolina]] (southern [[Galicia]]). Appointments to [[Lance Corporal]]: E. Brockbank (13269), P. Bryan (13270), J. Moore (13308), [[John James McSkimmings (13379)]] and J. Peacher (13335), all of A Company.<ref name="lowther137" /> [[Dardanelles]] operations hindered by bad weather. A progress report states that "the 5th (Depot) Company is [[billet]]ed in the neighbourhood."<ref>{{lowther\|recno=55}}</ref> {{SS\|Dacia}} intercepted in the Channel by the French and taken into Brest (see [[11 February]] and [[22 March]]). Football match takes place at Brunton Park, Carlisle.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=136}}</ref> [[Admiralty]] proclaim blockade of German [[East Africa]]. ==~~Notes~~1916 (Sunday)== Millencourt: In [[billet\|billets]] involved in [[fatigue duty\|fatigue duties]]. ~~<references group="note"/>~~ ~~==References==~~ ==1917 (Tuesday)== ~~{{reflist}}~~ Battalion situated as Quesnel involved in general parades for training and instruction. ~~==Acknowledgements==~~ ~~{{acknowledgements}}~~ ==1918 (Wednesday)== <noinclude>▼ Battalion situated at camp near Woesten. Much the same as [[26 February]]. [[Specialists\|Specialists training]] as usual. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|058]] [[Category:February events\|27]]