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==1914==
==1914==
*One man is recruited at Roadhead.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
===Western Front===
*Enlistments: [[James Blair (15483 L/Cpl.)]].
*[[Allies]] occupy positions on the [[Yser (river)|Yser]], abandoned by the Germans.
*Letter about hirings: {{quote-left}}the main hirings in Westmorland are Appleby & Kendal, both on Sat. 14th. I propose with your leave to send a Section to Appleby (preferably of local men) under [Lieutenant] Rivington & shall make a show there.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=7}}</ref>
*Fighting on the [[Aisne (river)|Aisne]] (Vailly, Chavonne, etc.).
===Eastern Front===
*[[Poland]]: Russians defeat Austro-Germans at [[Kyeltsi]], which they recover.
===Southern Front===
*[[Dardanelles]] Forts bombarded by British and French fleets.
*[[Cattaro]] bombarded by Montenegrins.
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*Armenia: [[Bayazid]] occupied by Russians.
*Arabia: Akaba on Red Sea bombarded and occupied by British.
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*[[Yarmouth]] bombarded by German cruisers.
*British submarine {{HMS|D5}} sunk by a mine in fight with cruisers.
===Political===
*[[Serbia]] breaks off relations with [[Turkey]].
*[[Bulgaria]] declares intention to remain neutral.


==1916==
==References/notes==
*[[Battalion]] situated at La Vicogne involved in general parades of instruction under Commanding Officer.<ref name="wdnov16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916]]</ref>
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==1917==
*Battalion situated in the Roubrouck Area. Church parade and memorial service to the late Chaplain [?] C.F. at 2pm.<ref name="wdnov17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917]]</ref>

==References / notes==
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Revision as of 00:20, 6 June 2020

November

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

1914

  • One man is recruited at Roadhead.[1]
  • Enlistments: James Blair (15483 L/Cpl.).
  • Letter about hirings: the main hirings in Westmorland are Appleby & Kendal, both on Sat. 14th. I propose with your leave to send a Section to Appleby (preferably of local men) under [Lieutenant] Rivington & shall make a show there. [2]

1916

  • Battalion situated at La Vicogne involved in general parades of instruction under Commanding Officer.[3]

1917

  • Battalion situated in the Roubrouck Area. Church parade and memorial service to the late Chaplain [?] C.F. at 2pm.[4]

References / notes

Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.

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