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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|October}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Friday)== 6 men are recruited at Drumburgh; a further 2 men are recruited at Wigton.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Copy letter to Mr. Barker of Central Hotel, Carlisle: “The following are the hours for opening the Canteen 12 noon to 12-45 and 5.30pm to 9.30pm<ref>{{lowther\|recno=46}}</ref> Battle round [[Arras]]: French hard pressed. Recruiting Office sent 17 attestation papers.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=12}}</ref> [[Antwerp]]: Belgians retire across the Nethe: Germans occupy [[Termonde]]. Offer to wash and mend officers’ garments at Fusehill Street Workhouse.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=111}}</ref> ~~===Eastern Front===~~ Newspaper article: ''[[Notes of the Week (Editorial about Raising the Lonsdales)]]''.<ref>[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published 6 November, 1914.</ref> East Prussian Frontier: Russians recover [[Mariampol]]. ~~===Southern Front===~~ [[Bosnia]]: Serbians and Montenegrins renew their advance towards [[Sarajevo]]. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[East Africa]]: British victory at Gazi. {{HMS\|Cumberland}} captures nine German liners, etc., in Cameroon River. ~~===Political===~~ [[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]]'s speech at Cardiff disclosing German proposals to Britain in 1912. ==1915 (Saturday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ Poster for Grand Recruiting Rally in Carlisle; the day includes: physical drill, team [[bayonet]] fighting, march through the city.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=220}}</ref> ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ Codford: 16 men are transferred to the [[3rd Border Regiment]] as fit for home service only.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=145}}</ref> ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1916 (Monday)== [[Battalion]] practices crossing craters during morning, watched by the Commanding Officer. The Adjutant visits Battalion HQ in the Cambrin Sector; Sector Battalion is to take over. Very wet afternoon. ==1917 (Tuesday)== Battalion holds the left sub-sector of Lombardzyde Sector – dispositions are unchanged; 14 [[other ranks]] wounded. Deaths: [[John Pattinson (17305)]] ==1918 (Wednesday)== *Deaths: [[William Osborne (13583 Pte.)]] <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|276]] [[Category:October events\|02]]</noinclude> ~~</noinclude>~~