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-<noinclude>{{Calendar|December}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
+<noinclude>{{Calendar|December}}{{Date-introtext}}<br>{{year-day|Tuesday|Wednesday|Friday|Saturday|Sunday}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
 ==1914==
+===Western Front===
-*Notes on [[bayonet]] fighting: {{quote-left}}....you can obtain a few sacks locally & get them filled with straw & suspend from a tree, goal post etc.{{quote-right}}<ref>{{lowther|recno=81}}</ref>
+*French beat off German attempts to recover [[St. Georges]].
-*Request from the Roman Catholic chaplain: {{quote-left}}As New Year’s Day is a Sunday would it be too much to ask you to allow the Catholic troops under your command to attend Divine Service on that day.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=112}}</ref>
+*Success at Apremont (Arg.).
-*Discharges: [[Private]]s J. Dixon (13490), B; Henry Morgan (15423), D; William Barnes (15363), B; recruits William Little, John green, William R. Harrison.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
+===Eastern Front===
-*The following [[private]]s are posted to E Company:<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
+*[[Galicia]]: Austrians in retreat; hard pressed by Russians.
-{{Div col|rules=no|gap=1em|small=no|colwidth=15em}}
+===Southern Front===
-*John Mitchinson (17391)
+*Albanians, incited by Austrians, attack Montenegrin posts and are repulsed.
-*A. Davidson (17392)
+===Naval and Overseas Operations===
-*J.N. Richardson (17393)
+*British squadron active on Belgian coast.
-*H.C. Wortley (17394)
+===Political===
-*Alf Hunter (17395)
+*[[United States of America]]: Note presented to [[Great Britain]] concerning treatment of American commerce.
-*Lewis Bell (17396)
-*John Laybourne (17397)
-*J.W. Charters (17398)
-*Alf Sydney (17399)
-*P. Gilmore (17400)
-*J.W. McEwan (17401)
-*J.W. Shuttleworth (17402)
-*John Harriman (17403)
-*Angus Farraghor (17404)
-*J. Bailiff, (17405)
-*Robert Sisson (17406)
-*J.W. Litt (17407)
-*V.R. Marsh (17408)
-*John Newton (17409)
-*T.A. Atkinson (17410)
-*H. Dent (17411)
-{{Div col end}}
-==1915==
-*[[Battalion]] situated in the F1 sector near Bouzincourt. Special attention is paid to the repairing of [[trench]]es and construction of [[dug-out]]s.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
-==1916==
-*Battalion situated at Pusheviller involved in [[Brigade]] [[sniping]] and map reading courses. Training under [[Company]] arrangements.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
-*Lt-Col. Girdwood, <small>[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]]</small>,<ref>Distinguished Service Order.</ref> assumes command of Battalion.<ref name="wddec16" />
-==1917==
-*Battalion situated at 'Siege Camp.' 3 Companies on 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> in forward area; remaining Company involved with improving and cleaning the camp.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
-==References / notes==
-{{refs-lowther}}
+==References/notes==
+{{Gleichen-123}}
+{{reflist}}
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