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==19161915 (Saturday)==
*Battalion Order: {{C Company}} will arrive at Carlisle by special train....The Officer Commanding {{A Company}} will detail one officer, one ACO and 8 men to meet the Company with the Battalion Transport Cart, and 3 farm carts....The Buglers & Drummers will attend.<ref>{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*In billets at Aveluy involved in fatigue duty<ref>Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.</ref> for the Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
*Strength: [[Private]]s Ernest Hymes (17418) and Thomas Smith (17419) are posted to E Company.<ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
 
==19171916 (Sunday)==
*Aveluy: In [[billet]]s involved in [[fatigue duty]] for the {{wl|Royal Engineers}}.
*Battalion situated at Pushevillers involved in working parties<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref> and general training.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
 
==19181917 (Tuesday)==
*Puchevillers: Battalion involved in [[working parties]] and general training.
*Battalion situated at Tournehem carrying out battalion and specialist training.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
 
==1918 (Wednesday)==
==References / notes==
*Tournehem: Carrying out battalion and [[specialists|specialist training]].
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