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*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> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*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> |
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*French beat off German attempts to recover [[St. Georges]]. |
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*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> |
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*Success at Apremont (Arg.). |
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*The following [[private]]s are posted to E Company:<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref> |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Galicia]]: Austrians in retreat; hard pressed by Russians. |
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*John Mitchinson (17391) |
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===Southern Front=== |
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*A. Davidson (17392) |
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*Albanians, incited by Austrians, attack Montenegrin posts and are repulsed. |
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*J.N. Richardson (17393) |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*H.C. Wortley (17394) |
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*British squadron active on Belgian coast. |
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*Alf Hunter (17395) |
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===Political=== |
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*Lewis Bell (17396) |
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*[[United States of America]]: Note presented to [[Great Britain]] concerning treatment of American commerce.<ref>The [[USA]] protests against detention of ships and unwarrantable interference with US foreign trade; they object to British treatment of conditional contraband. Friendly, but rather sharply worded.</ref> |
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*John Laybourne (17397) |
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*J.W. Charters (17398) |
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*Alf Sydney (17399) |
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*P. Gilmore (17400) |
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*J.W. McEwan (17401) |
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*J.W. Shuttleworth (17402) |
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*John Harriman (17403) |
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*Angus Farraghor (17404) |
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*J. Bailiff, (17405) |
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*Robert Sisson (17406) |
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*J.W. Litt (17407) |
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*V.R. Marsh (17408) |
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*John Newton (17409) |
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*T.A. Atkinson (17410) |
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*H. Dent (17411) |
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==1915== |
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*[[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> |
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==1916== |
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*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> |
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*Lt-Col. Girdwood, <small>[[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]]</small>,<ref>Distinguished Service Order.</ref> assumes command of Battalion.<ref name="wddec16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*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> |
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Revision as of 00:36, 6 June 2020
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 29 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 29 December on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Notes on bayonet fighting: “....you can obtain a few sacks locally & get them filled with straw & suspend from a tree, goal post etc.”[1]
- Request from the Roman Catholic chaplain: “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.” [2]
- Discharges: Privates J. Dixon (13490), B; Henry Morgan (15423), D; William Barnes (15363), B; recruits William Little, John green, William R. Harrison.[3]
- The following privates are posted to E Company:[4]
- John Mitchinson (17391)
- A. Davidson (17392)
- J.N. Richardson (17393)
- H.C. Wortley (17394)
- Alf Hunter (17395)
- 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)
1915
1916
1917
References / notes
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/81
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/112
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/135
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916
- ↑ Distinguished Service Order.
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917