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==1916==
*Battalion situated at [[Crucifix Corner]]. AfterNo 6fresh dayswritten ofBattalion shelling,Orders are issued. Sometime during the Lonsdalesday move[[Record fromof dug-outsthe atXIth Crucifix(Service) CornerBattalion to(Lonsdale) specifically- dugAppendix assemblyE|notes trenchesand instructions]]<ref>This inis the thickestfinal (andnote leastwith damaged)instructions areafrom of[[Percy AuthuilleWilfred WoodMachell|Lt-Col. atMachell]] 10pmto inthe preparationofficers forcommanding Zerothe HourBattalion onCompanies.</ref> are issued verbally by [[1Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. JulyMachell]]. Each man is thoroughly acquainted with the task that lay before him.<ref name="wdjun16lons">[[11thRecord of the XIth (Service) Battalion War(Lonsdale) Diary,- JuneIn 1916France]]</ref>
*The Lonsdales move up at 10pm from dug-outs at Crucifix Corner to specifically dug assembly trenches in the thickest (and least damaged) area of Authuille Wood in preparation for Zero Hour on [[1 July]].<ref name="wdjun16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, June 1916]]</ref> A transverse trench used for communication purposes leads the men through the wood. They are hardly shelled at all during the night, with zero casualties.<ref name="lons" />
 
==1917==
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