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*Newspaper article: ''[[A Perpetual Stream of Bullets]]''.<ref name="wstar">[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published 31 December, 1915.</ref> |
*Newspaper article: ''[[A Perpetual Stream of Bullets]]''.<ref name="wstar">[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published 31 December, 1915.</ref> |
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*Newspaper article: ''[[Footballs and Cards to Hand]]''.<ref name="wstar" /> |
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*Battalion is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry, moving to |
*[[Battalion]] is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry, moving to [[billet]]s at Aveluy, close behind the lines.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
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*Involved in fatigue duties<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="wdnovdec15" /> |
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*Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Church parade.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Church parade.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref> |
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*150 other ranks 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> on railhead etc.<ref>A railhead, depending on context, has two distinct meanings: 1) the topmost part of the rail profile on which the wheels run and, 2) a terminus of a railway line, especially one that is unfinished or if a terminus interfaces with other modes of transport.</ref><ref name="wddec16" /> |
*150 other ranks 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> on railhead etc.<ref>A railhead, depending on context, has two distinct meanings: 1) the topmost part of the rail profile on which the wheels run and, 2) a terminus of a railway line, especially one that is unfinished or if a terminus interfaces with other modes of transport.</ref><ref name="wddec16" /> |
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*Fitting and testing of new |
*Fitting and testing of new small [[box respirator]]s. |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Tournehem. Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders; cleaning of |
*Battalion situated at Tournehem. Companies at the disposal of [[Company]] Commanders; cleaning of [[billet]]s and reconnoitering training grounds.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:11, 18 June 2017
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December
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 31 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 31 December on The Great War wiki.
1914
- Bedding return for A Company: blankets 828, mattresses 303 bolsters [pillows] 303.[1]
- Letter from Lt-Col. Machell: “....I consulted the Committee of the Cumberland Infirmary, who have agreed to allow men of the Battalion under my command to occupy up to thirty beds provided that the cases are suitable for admission, and that there is room.” [2]
1915
- Newspaper article: A Perpetual Stream of Bullets.[3]
- Newspaper article: Footballs and Cards to Hand.[3]
- Battalion is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry, moving to billets at Aveluy, close behind the lines.[4]
- Involved in fatigue duties[5] for the Royal Engineers.[4]
1916
- Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Church parade.[6]
- 150 other ranks involved in working parties[7] on railhead etc.[8][6]
- Fitting and testing of new small box respirators.
1917
References / notes
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/58
- ↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/88
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Workington Star and Harrington Guardian, published 31 December, 1915.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915
- ↑ Fatigue duty is the employment of manual labour assigned to military men that does not necessitate the use of weaponry.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916
- ↑ A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
- ↑ A railhead, depending on context, has two distinct meanings: 1) the topmost part of the rail profile on which the wheels run and, 2) a terminus of a railway line, especially one that is unfinished or if a terminus interfaces with other modes of transport.
- ↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917