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Battalion makes a night attack on German positions South of Westroosebeek in conjunction with remaining units of 97th Brigade and 2 units of the 96th Brigade.^[4]
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.^[4]
Lonsdale deaths this day:

References / notes

[“wdnovdec15”-1] 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915

[“lons15”-2] Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France

[wddec16-3] 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916

[wddec17-4] 4.0 ^4.1 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917

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 ==1915==
-*Battalion marches to Molliens-au-Bois; arrives and billets at 12:30pm.<ref name=“wdnovdec15”>[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
+*[[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>
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 ==1917==
-*Battalion makes a night attack on German positions South of Westroosebeek in conjunction with remaining units of [[Glossary:Brigade, 97th|97th Infantry Brigade]] and 2 units of the 96th Infantry Brigade.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
+*Battalion makes a night attack on German positions South of Westroosebeek in conjunction with remaining units of [[97th Brigade]] and 2 units of the 96th 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" />
+*[[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" />
+*Lonsdale deaths this day: {{Lonsdale Casualties 2 December 1917}}
-<br>
+==References / notes==
-{{table-deaths
+<!--<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>-->
- |1914={{clear}}
- |1915={{clear}}
+{{reflist}}
+<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->
- |1916={{clear}}
- |1917={{clear}}<center>For 1917 deaths on this day please see table below</center>
- |1918={{clear}}
-}}
-{{Lonsdale Casualties 2 December 1917}}
-{{refs-table}}
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