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*Battalion marches to Molliens-au-Bois; arrives and billets 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==
*Battalion situated at Berteaucourt. Church parade and inspection of billets by Commanding Officer.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion makes a night attack on German positions South of Westroosebeek in conjunction with remaining units of [[Glossary:B#Brigade, 97th|97th Infantry Brigade]] and 2 units of the 96th Infantry Brigade.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*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" />
==References / notes==
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