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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914== {{preceding}} ~~===Western Front===~~ [[William Arthur Fell (17355 L/Cpl.)]], from Milnthorpe, Westmorland, enlists at Kendal. [[Battle of the Yser]]: Belgians, with French aid, maintain unbroken the front [[Nieuport]]-[[Dixmude]]. Letter from Redmaynes, tailors of Kendal regarding uniform sizes: {{quote-left}}My instructions are ‘No alterations to be made, the tunics & trousers are to be tried on different recruits until each one receives somewhere near a fit’ as all are made in stock sizes not to measures!{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther\|recno=11}}</ref> [[Neuve Chapelle]] taken by the Germans. R. Stanley is appointed the rank of [[Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant]].<ref>[[The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915]].</ref><ref group="note">Stanley remains in the role until his appointment to a commission of [[Captain]] on [[22 February\|22nd February]], 1915.</ref> Germans pushed back east of [[Nancy]]. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: Russian victory along the line [[Petrokov]]-[[Radom]]. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[South Africa]]: [[General Beyers]] defeated by [[General Botha]] at [[Commissie Drift]], near [[Rustenburg]]. {{HMS\|Audacious}} sunk by mine off the northern Irish Coast. French liner ''Amiral Ganteaume'' sunk. {{SMS\|Emden}} captures Japanese ship ''Kamasaka Maru''. ~~===Political===~~ [[Portugal]]: Naval Reserves called up. ==1916== ~~==References/notes==~~ Bouzincourt: General parade of instruction and [[working party\|working parties]] for the {{wl\|Royal Engineers}}. ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917== <noinclude>▼ Roubrouck: Situated in the Roubrouck Area. Commanding Officer's lectures during morning. [[Stretcher bearer]]s under medical officers from 10am to 12pm and from 2-4pm. Battalion carries out practice during afternoon. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|301]] [[Category:October events\|27]]

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