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==1914==
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]: "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 [[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." <ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
==1915==
*[[Battalion]] is situated in [[billet]]s at Villers-Bocage and trains in close order drill.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
==1916==
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*Battalion is located at Berteaucourt involved in General parades of instruction & training.<ref name="wdnov16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916]]</ref>
*L/Sgt. J.W. Oglethorpe writes to his parents from a home hospital: "I got wounded on the 18th in an advance we made. I got shot through the left arm, and have lost the use of it, and I have trench feet and cannot walk; but the worst of it all is that I got hit on Saturday night and was in a shell hole until Wednesday. I was 4 days and 3 nights without food and water. I only had half a bottle of water, so you will know what I suffered. I got to England on the 25th, and am going on all right now." <ref>''[[Wounded - L/Cpl. R. Potts & Sgt. J.W. Oglethorpe]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Hill Top Farm preparing battle stores and equipment.<ref name="wdnov17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917]]</ref>
*Enemy [[shell]]s the camp with 4.2 [[shrapnel]] from 7am – 8.30am at a rate of 6 shells a minute. 2 [[other ranks]] wounded.<ref name="wdnov17" />
*Deaths: [[Derwent Milburn (24003)]] of Keswick [[dies of wounds]].<ref group="note">[[Private]] [[Derwent Milburn (24003)|Milburn]] is buried at {{CWGC link|id=15300|name=Dozinghem Military Cemetery}}. He was just 21 years old.</ref>
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