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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|May}}{{Date-introtext}}__NOTOC__</noinclude> ==~~1916~~1915 (Sunday)== Enlistments: [[Richard Jefferson (19460 Sgt.)]] The 96th Brigade is relieved by the 97th Brigade. The front is fairly quiet.<ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>▼ Battalion situated in the Authuille Sector is relieved by the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers: left half Battalion billeting in Bouzincourt, the right half bivouac in Aveluy Wood.<ref name="wdmay16" />▼ One other rank is killed, 4 are wounded.<ref name="wdmay16" /> ==1916 (Tuesday) == ~~==References / notes==~~ ▲The 96th Brigade is relieved by the [[97th Brigade]]. The front is fairly quiet.~~<ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>~~ ~~<references />~~ ▲[[Battalion]] situated in the [[Authuille]] Sector. They isare relieved by the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers: left half Battalion ~~billeting~~[[billet]]ing in Bouzincourt, the right half bivouac in Aveluy Wood.~~<ref name="wdmay16" />~~ <noinclude>▼ One [[other ranks\|other rank]] is killed, possibly [[Thomas William Potts (21450)]], and four are wounded. ==1917 (Wednesday)== Battalion leaves Domart and marches to Villers Bretonneaux, taking over [[billet]]s. ==1918 (Thursday)== Inspection as [[29 May]], this time by [[Field Marshal (rank)\|Field Marshal]] Sir Douglas Haig. Training so far has been in: [[Musket]]ry (on and off range), Marching, Bombing, [[Bayonet]] fighting (on and off assault course), [[Lewis machine-gun]] maintenance and firing. Field work demonstration and practice (by demonstration [[platoon]] of [[5th Border Regiment]]). Progress is satisfactory. Deaths: [[Thomas Schofield (35749)]]. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|151]] [[Category:May events\|30]]