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*Two men are recruited at Wetheral.<ref>{{Lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*Enlistments: [[Chambers Barton (13310 Pte.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[William Elliott (13309 L/Cpl.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Thomas Henry Linney (13313 L/Cpl.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[John Nevin (13336 Pte.)]] |
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*[[Battle of the Aisne]]: ends. |
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*A telegram states: {{quote-left}}Lonsdale Battalion Border being raised at three centres...Kendal, Workington, Carlisle. As proper accommodation available at camp on racecourse Carlisle drafts will be sent and Headquarters established Carlisle. Meanwhile Battalion Headquarters Portland Place Penrith.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{Lowther|recno=11}}</ref> |
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*[[Battle of Albert]] continues with great fury. |
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*William Henry Wright of London Road, Carlisle offered to visit [[Blackhall Camp]] to provide shaving and haircutting services.<ref>{{Lowther|recno=278}}</ref> |
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*[[Antwerp]]: Bombardment of forts Waelhem, [[Wavre]], St. Catherine. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Galicia]]: Russians in possession of [[Krosno]], and also of [[Dukla Pass]]. |
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*[[Hungary]] raided by Russian cavalry.<ref>Dukla and Uzsok Passes seized by Russians and raids by cavalry ensued. These movements not only of strategic but of economic and political importance; Germans drew on horse supplies of [[Hungary]] to recoup their losses, and this trade would be affected by hostile incursions. Politically, hopes were based on the hatred of the Slav mountaineers and Hungarian plainsmen being aroused against [[Germany]] on account of [[troops]] being used for German purposes and country left defenceless.</ref> |
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==1916== |
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*[[Battalion]] finds working parties<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref> for the front line trenches in the Cambrin Sector.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref> |
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*At 2:30pm the [[97th Brigade]] carries out a practice with No.2 Squadron RFC in signalling.<ref name="wdsep16" /> |
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*Battalion, consisting of one officer and two signallers per Company, proceeds to take up a position in the Sailly-Labourse line (Beuvry) at 12 noon. All take part in the practice.<ref name="wdsep16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion relieves the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers as Support Battalion in the Lombardzyde Sector; Battalion HQ in 'Rubber House'.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:00, 6 June 2020
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 28 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see our sister project The Great War On This Day
1914
- Two men are recruited at Wetheral.[1]
- Enlistments: Chambers Barton (13310 Pte.) • William Elliott (13309 L/Cpl.) • Thomas Henry Linney (13313 L/Cpl.) • John Nevin (13336 Pte.)
- A telegram states: “Lonsdale Battalion Border being raised at three centres...Kendal, Workington, Carlisle. As proper accommodation available at camp on racecourse Carlisle drafts will be sent and Headquarters established Carlisle. Meanwhile Battalion Headquarters Portland Place Penrith.” [2]
- William Henry Wright of London Road, Carlisle offered to visit Blackhall Camp to provide shaving and haircutting services.[3]
1916
- Battalion finds working parties[4] for the front line trenches in the Cambrin Sector.[5]
- At 2:30pm the 97th Brigade carries out a practice with No.2 Squadron RFC in signalling.[5]
- Battalion, consisting of one officer and two signallers per Company, proceeds to take up a position in the Sailly-Labourse line (Beuvry) at 12 noon. All take part in the practice.[5]
1917
- Battalion relieves the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers as Support Battalion in the Lombardzyde Sector; Battalion HQ in 'Rubber House'.[6]
References / notes
Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/11
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/278
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917