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==1915 (Sunday)==
*[[Battalion]] total strength of 1,152 [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[other ranks]].
 
==1916 (Monday)==
*Aveluy: In [[billet]]s at Aveluy involved in [[fatigue duty]] for the {{wl|Royal Engineers}}.
*The Rev. A.J.W. Crosse, writes to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]:<br>Dear Sir, Please accept my grateful thanks for sending a football for [[11th Battalion Border Regiment Nominal Roll, November 1915 (D Company)|{{D Company]]}}, 11th Borders. I hope we shall soon be having some inter-Company matches in the [[Lonsdale Battalion|Lonsdale Battalion]], when D Company, which is noted for it’s forcefulness and dash, will, no doubt, do as well in the football field as it is doing in the [[trench]]es. If you want to see some real ‘muddied oafs’ come here when D Company comes out of the trenches – but they are merry still. Believe me, very heartily yours.<ref>''[[Lonsdales got Their Football]]''. Workington Star and Harrington Guardian. Published [[14 January]], 1916.</ref>
 
==1917 (Wednesday)==
*Puchevillers: [[Battalion situated at Puchevillers]] involved in [[working parties]] and general training.
*Deaths: [[George Henry Davies (27727 Pte.)]]
 
==1918 (Thursday)==
*Battalion situated at Tournehem.Tourneham: [[Brigade]] holiday.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 25 December 2023

January

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 3 January.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 3 January on The Great War wiki.

1915 (Sunday)

1916 (Monday)

  • Aveluy: In billets involved in fatigue duty for the Royal Engineers.
  • The Rev. A.J.W. Crosse, writes to the Workington Star and Harrington Guardian:
    Dear Sir, Please accept my grateful thanks for sending a football for D Company, 11th Borders. I hope we shall soon be having some inter-Company matches in the Lonsdale Battalion, when D Company, which is noted for it’s forcefulness and dash, will, no doubt, do as well in the football field as it is doing in the trenches. If you want to see some real ‘muddied oafs’ come here when D Company comes out of the trenches – but they are merry still. Believe me, very heartily yours.[1]

1917 (Wednesday)

1918 (Thursday)

References

  1. Lonsdales got Their Football. Workington Star and Harrington Guardian. Published 14 January, 1916.
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