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==1915 (Sunday)==

==1916 (Tuesday)==

*[[Battalion]]Dernancourt: situatedSituated in rest [[billet]]s in Dernancourt.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref>

*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}Getting short of officers. The regular battalions are always changing, but these North-Country men want to know their officers thoroughly or they count for very little.{{quote-right}} <ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref>

==1917 (Wednesday)==

*Battalion parades in fighting order and marches east, leaving Nesle at 12 noon. They passpassing through Voyennes to Toulle, arriving there 3.30pm. where theyThey remainhalt therehere for 3three hours. At 6.45pm they continue to march to ground north of Germaine and dig [[trench]]es on a 700 yard frontage, facing eastwards.<ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref>

==1918 (Thursday)==

*Battalion moves from the sunken road at Ransart at 8.30am to occupy old trenches in the vicinity of Adinfer Wood. 2 Companies in rear and 2 on the right flank.<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref>

*LaterTwo companies in day the rear Companiesand movetwo toon the frontright of the wood[[flank]]. TheRear mencompanies digmove shelters into the sidesfront of oldthe trenches.wood Battalionlater Headquarters is located atin the rearday.<ref name="wdmar18" />