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==1915== |
==1915 (Saturday)== |
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*French take part of [[Beaujésour]], near [[Perthes]] ([[Champagne]]). |
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*Promotion to [[Sergeant]]: [[John Cornelius McDivitt (13249 L/Cpl.)|J.C. McDivitt (13249)]] of A Company.<ref name="lowther137">{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref> |
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*Russians retake [[Przasnysz]]. 5,400 prisoners reported. |
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*Promotions to [[Corporal]]: [[William Stirling Hunter (13300 Sgt.)|W.S. Hunter (13300)]], W. Dixon (13259), [[James Raven (13373 L/Sgt.)|J. Raven (13373)]], E.C. Tinnion (13256) and [[Robert Ritchie (13723 Cpl.)|R. Ritchie (13723)]], all of A Company.<ref name="lowther137" /> |
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*Russians report capture of 4,000 prisoners near [[Dolina]] (southern [[Galicia]]). |
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*Appointments to [[Lance Corporal]]: E. Brockbank (13269), P. Bryan (13270), J. Moore (13308), [[John James McSkimmings (13379 L/Cpl.)|J.J. McSkimmings (13379)]] and J. Peacher (13335), all of A Company.<ref name="lowther137" /> |
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*[[Dardanelles]] operations hindered by bad weather. |
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*A progress report states that {{quote-left}}The 5th (Depot) Company is [[billet]]ed in the neighbourhood.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=55}}</ref> |
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*''Dacia'' intercepted in the Channel by the French and taken into Brest. |
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*Football match takes place at Brunton Park, Carlisle.<ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref> |
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*Admiralty proclaim blockade of German East Africa. |
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==Notes== |
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*Situated in [[billet|billets]] in Millencourt involved in fatigue duties.<ref>Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.</ref><ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated as Quesnel involved in general parades for training and instruction.<ref name="wdfeb17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1917]]</ref> |
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==1918== |
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*Battalion situated at camp near Woesten. A repetition of [[26 February]]. [[Specialists|Specialists training]] as usual.<ref name="wdfeb18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, February 1918]]</ref> |
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==Acknowledgements== |
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