29 November: Difference between revisions

*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]: {{quote-left}}....yesterday the Lonsdales beat the “Carlisle United” F.C. by 2 goals to 0 – a fine match, far the best yet. The weather is awful & there is a lot of mild sort of influenza – in fact it is just a matter of ‘how bad’ everyone is, but it will do us all good. I have got all up from the Stables now except those who actually mess in the Pavilion, & hope to get the Kendal Company in the new huts by Xmas. There has been a muddle about the great coats[[greatcoat]]s which are now urgently required – the Committee appear not to have made a proper contract, so has been at the mercy of the contractor....Your belts are a godsend, & the rugs.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>

*[[Battalion]] situated in billets[[billet]]s at Villers-Bocage and trains in close order drill.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>

*Enemy shells the camp with 4.2 shrapnel from 7am &ndash; 8.30am at a rate of 6 shell a minute. 2 [[other ranks]] wounded.<ref name="wdnov17" />