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*Battalion is relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry, moving to billets at Aveluy, close behind the lines.<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
*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" />
==1916==
*Battalion situated at Pushevillers. Church parade.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
*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" />
*Fitting and testing of new SMB's<ref>Small Box Respirators.</ref>
==1917==
*Battalion situated at Tournehem. Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders; cleaning of billets and reconnoitering training grounds.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
==References / notes==
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