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==1914==
===Western Front===
*Bedding return for A Company: blankets 828, mattresses 303 bolsters [pillows] 303.<ref>{{lowther|recno=58}}</ref>
*[[Artillery]] duels on whole front; especially round [[St. Georges]], [[La Bassée]], [[Roye]] and [[Verdun]].
*Letter from [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}....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.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=88}}</ref>
*French recover port of Steinbach ([[Alsace]]).
==1915=Eastern Front===
*[[Poland]] and [[Galicia]]: Austro-German retreat.
*Newspaper article: ''[[A Perpetual Stream of Bullets]]''.<ref name="wstar">[[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published 31 December, 1915.</ref>
*[[Hungary]]: Once more raided over the Passes.
*Newspaper article: ''[[Footballs and Cards to Hand]]''.<ref name="wstar" />
===Southern Front===
*[[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>
*[[Serbia]]: Preparations to meet new Austrian invasion.
*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" />
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*[[Egypt]]: Preparations to meet expected Turkish attack complete.
==1916==
===Political===
*Battalion situated at Puchevillers. Church parade.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
*Prussian losses to date, 753,000.
*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 small [[box respirator]]s.
==1917==
*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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