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==1916== |
==1916== |
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*Battalion situated in rest billets in Dernancourt.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated in rest billets in Dernancourt.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref> |
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:"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."<ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref> – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] |
:"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."<ref>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref> – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]] |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion parades in fighting order and marches east, leaving Nesle at 12 noon. They pass through Voyennes to Toulle, arriving there 3.30pm where they remain there for 3 hours. At 6.45pm they continue to march to ground north of Germaine and dig trenches on a 700 yard frontage, facing eastwards.<ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref> |
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==1918== |
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*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> |
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*Later in day the rear Companies move to the front of the wood. The men dig shelters in the sides of old trenches. Battalion Headquarters is located at the rear.<ref name="wdmar18" /> |
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==References / notes== |
==References / notes== |
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Revision as of 14:13, 4 September 2016
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 28 March.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 28 March on The Great War wiki.
1916
- Battalion situated in rest billets in Dernancourt.[1]
- "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."[2] – Lt-Col. P. W. Machell
1917
- Battalion parades in fighting order and marches east, leaving Nesle at 12 noon. They pass through Voyennes to Toulle, arriving there 3.30pm where they remain there for 3 hours. At 6.45pm they continue to march to ground north of Germaine and dig trenches on a 700 yard frontage, facing eastwards.[3]
1918
- 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.[4]
- Later in day the rear Companies move to the front of the wood. The men dig shelters in the sides of old trenches. Battalion Headquarters is located at the rear.[4]