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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|May}}{{Date-introtext}}__NOTOC__</noinclude> ==1916 (Wednesday)== Battalion situated in Bouzincourt engaged in {{gw\|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><ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>~~ ''Fallen Officers – The Times List of Casualties'' is published:[[ {{quote-left}}We have received news of the death of the following officer, in addition to those whose names have been published in the official lists: {{gw\|Lieutenant]]}} [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], [[Border Regiment]], was killed on [[2627 May]],<ref group="lower-alpha">Although the ''The Times'' newspaper casualty list published [[Gerald Spring-Rice]]'s death as [[27 May]]., ~~The~~the [[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916\|Lonsdale Battalion war diary]], [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France\|Record of the Lonsdale Battalion]] document and the [[{{gw\|Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]}} all put his date of death at [[26 May]]~~. The date in quoted Times List of Casualties piece above has been changed for consistency and accuracy~~.</ref> in his 52nd year. He was the third son of the Hon. C.W.T. Spring-Rice, and brother of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador in Washington, and cousin of Lord Monteagle. He joined the Border Regiment last year as a transport officer after a period of valuable service as Director for Cumberland of the Voluntary Aid Detachments. He married in 1905, Mary Isabella, younger daughter of Mr. John Bush, of Beauthorn, Penrith. Mrs. Spring-Rice, who, with two sons, survives him, is nursing in Penrith Military Hospital. Interestingly, 'I vow to thee my country' was written by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, supposedly with Gerald in mind.~~" –~~ <ref>''The Times'', Wednesday, 31 May, 1916</ref>▼ Fallen Officers – The Times List of Casualties<br> Deaths: [[John Barwise Osborn (19691 ~~Pte.)\|Osborn, John Barwise (19691 Pte.~~)]]▼ ~~:"We have received news of the death of the following officer, in addition to those whose names have been published in the official lists:-~~ ▲:[[Lieutenant]] [[Gerald Spring-Rice]], [[Border Regiment]], was killed on [[26 May]],<ref>The Times newspaper casualty list published [[Gerald Spring-Rice]]'s death as [[27 May]]. The Battalion war diary, [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France\|Record of the Lonsdale Battalion]] document and the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] all put his date of death at [[26 May]]. The date in quoted Times List of Casualties piece above has been changed for consistency and accuracy.</ref> in his 52nd year. He was the third son of the Hon. C.W.T. Spring-Rice, and brother of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassador in Washington, and cousin of Lord Monteagle. He joined the Border Regiment last year as a transport officer after a period of valuable service as Director for Cumberland of the Voluntary Aid Detachments. He married in 1905, Mary Isabella, younger daughter of Mr. John Bush, of Beauthorn, Penrith. Mrs. Spring-Rice, who, with two sons, survives him, is nursing in Penrith Military Hospital. Interestingly, 'I vow to thee my country' was written by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, supposedly with Gerald in mind." – ''The Times'', Wednesday, 31 May, 1916 ==1917 (Thursday)== ~~<br>~~ Villers Bretonneaux: Battalion prepares for entraining. ~~{{table-deaths~~ ~~\|1914={{clear}}~~ ==1918 (Friday)== ~~\|1915={{clear}}~~ Deaths: [[John Norman Leach ~~(35344 Pte.)\|Leach, John Norman~~ (35344 Pte.)]]▼ ~~\|1916={{clear}}~~ ▲[[John Barwise Osborn (19691 Pte.)\|Osborn, John Barwise (19691 Pte.)]] {{notes}}{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~\|1917={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1918={{clear}}~~ ▲[[John Norman Leach (35344 Pte.)\|Leach, John Norman (35344 Pte.)]] }} ~~{{refs-table}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|152]]