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==1915 (Tuesday)==
*Letter from Marie Fox of Carlisle: "I beg to offer you my services as French Teacher to your men ... I could arrange to come during the day. Having coached many officers & men for the Army it would give me great pleasure to continue my work." <ref>{{lowther|recno=124}}</ref><ref>{{lowther|recno=57}}</ref>
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*John Armstrong (17352) of {{D Company}} is appointed [[Lance Corporal]] in A Company, responsible for Battalion Transport.<ref name="lowther135" />
*Enlistments to E Company: W.G. Harding (17565), G. Studholme (17566), R.W. Wilkinson (17567), J. Smith (17568), J. Sinclair (17569), Ernest Graham (17570), G.C. Hopkins (17571).<ref name="lowther135" />
==1916 (Wednesday)==
*Aveluy: In reserve at
*Tribute letter written by [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P. W Machell]] to Mrs McQuire, son of [[Private]] [[Isaac Henry McQuire (15261)
*Letter written by Rev. Basil Aston to Mrs. McKenzie, wife of Private J. McKenzie, who was wounded at the time Private McQuire was killed: "Dear Mrs. McKenzie, Your husband is, I am thankful to say, a little better today, and not quite as bad as we feared, though quite bad enough. His right arm is badly smashed at the wrist, and an operation was performed this morning. I fear he can never have the full use of his right arm again; but I hope now the arm can be saved. He has a bad wound on the leg, also. On the whole, considering his injuries, he has had a good day, and has felt relieved since the operation. He sends his best love to you and the children. I will write again. With all sympathy, yours very sincerely." <ref>''[[Workington Lonsdale's Wounds]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]].</ref>
==1917 (Friday)==
*[[Battalion]] is situated in the
*Two patrols are sent out and discover active enemy. The Commanding Officer visits the posts.
==1918 (Saturday)==
*Battalion situated in the field is relieved during the night by the 1st Dorsets; relief is complete by 11.30pm.
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