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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|December}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Thursday)== [[Battalion]] marches to Molliens-au-Bois; arrives and [[billet]]s at 12:30pm.~~<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>~~ Involved in lectures, inspections and physical exercises.<ref name=“lons15”>[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France]]</ref> ==1916 (Saturday)== ~~Battalion situated at~~ Berteaucourt.: Church parade and inspection of billets by Commanding Officer.~~<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>~~ ==1917 (Sunday)== Battalion makes a night attack on German positions South of Westroosebeek in conjunction with the remaining units of [[97th Brigade]] and 2two units of the 96th Brigade.~~<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>~~ 1.55am: [[Zero hour]]. The [[Lonsdales]] take their objectives. [[Zero hour]] 1.55am. The Lonsdales takes its objectives but two leapfrogging Companies fall back before dawn onto subsidiary objectives, which are held all day until the enemy launches a counter attack at 4.30pm. The Lonsdale then fall back onto the old line.<ref name="wddec17" /> Two leapfrogging [[company\|companies]] fall back before dawn onto subsidiary objectives. These are held all day. Lonsdale deaths this day: {{Lonsdale Casualties 2 December 1917}}▼ 4.30pm: The enemy launches a counterattack and the Lonsdale fall back to the old line. ~~==References / notes==~~ ~~<!--<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>-->~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ~~<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->~~ ====The following Lonsdale men died this day in 1917==== <noinclude>▼ ▲Lonsdale deaths this day: {{Lonsdale Casualties 2 December 1917}}{{clear}} <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}} ▲<noinclude>{{sources}} [[Category:Events by day\|337]] [[Category:December events\|02]]