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==1915 |
==1915== |
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*[[Battalion]] total strength of 1,152 [[non-commissioned officer]]s and [[other ranks]]. |
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*French fail in attack on [[Boureuilles]] ([[Argonne]]), but carry a height near Cernay ([[Alsace]]). |
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*Russians occupy [[Suczava]] ([[Bukovina]]). |
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*Austrians occupy [[Ada Tsiganlia]], an island near [[Belgrade]]. |
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*Very heavy fighting at [[Sarikamish]], and at [[Ardahan]] ([[Transcaucasia]]). |
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*Arrest of Cardinal Mercier ([[Belgium]]) for Pastoral Letter. |
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*French Government issue further revised list of contraband (see [[6 November]], [[1914]]).<ref name="hgw">{{HGW|page=18}}</ref> |
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==1916 |
==1916== |
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*In [[billet]]s at Aveluy involved in [[fatigue duty]] for the {{wl|Royal Engineers}}. |
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*Development of Russian offensive in [[Bukovina]] and eastern [[Galicia]] and [[Poland]]. |
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*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> |
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*Anti-Ally press campaign in [[Greece]]; Greek Government protests against arrest of Consuls at [[Salonika]]. |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated at Puchevillers involved in [[working parties]] and general training. |
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*Deaths: [[George Henry Davies (27727 Pte.)]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==1918== |
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==Acknowledgements== |
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*Battalion situated at Tournehem. [[Brigade]] holiday. |
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{{acknowledgements}} |
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