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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|February\|hide30=yes\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Thursday)== {{preceding}} British casualties on Western Front to this date approximately 104,000. [[Battalion]] strength: 22 officers, 35 [[sergeant]]s, 39 [[corporal]]s, 1207 [[other ranks]]; total 1303.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=129}}</ref> Continued heavy fighting on [[Bzura (river)\|Bzura]]-[[Ravka (river)\|Ravka]] front; Russians cross Bzura and take positions near Dachova. Robert Irving (17572) enlists into E Company.<ref name="lowther135">{{lowther\|recno=135}}</ref> Russians falling back in [[Bukovina]]. F. Allison (13890) is transferred from from {{D Company}} to {{A Company}}.<ref name="lowther135" /> The Winter Battle in Masuria ([[East Prussia]]) begins (see 22nd). A. Mattinson (13371) is discharged on medical grounds.<ref name="lowther135" /> Actions on the [[Suez Canal]] end (see [[3 February]]). Turkish forces retreat into Sinai. German attack on [[Kakamas]] (north-west Cape Colony) repulsed. German Government declare waters round the United Kingdom a "war region" as from [[18 February]].<ref>Quote from German declaration: "The waters around [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]]....are herewith proclaimed a war region. On and after [[18 February\|February 18]], every enemy merchant vessel found in this region will be destroyed without its always being possible to warn the crew and passengers....Neutral ships will also incur danger in the war-region, since....it cannot be guaranteed that attacks intended for enemy ships will not affect neutral ships also. Vessels sailing to the north of the Shetlands, in the eastern part of the [[North Sea]], and in a zone at least 30 knots wide along the Netherlands coast, are not menaced by any danger."</ref> ==~~Notes~~1916 (Friday)== The following newspaper articles are published:<ref> [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]</ref><br>''[[Lonsdales Bring in Their First Prisoners]]''<br>''[[Fit and Ready for Anything]]''<br>''[[A Smile for Everybody and Always Obliging]]'' ~~<references group="notes"/>~~ Relief of the 17th Highland Light Infantry is postponed owing to a [[bombardment]] by [[Allied]] [[artillery]]. ~~==References==~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==1917 (Sunday)== ~~==Acknowledgements==~~ Battalion is situated at Lytham Camp near Beaussart where they practice drill for an attack to take place. ~~{{acknowledgements}}~~ Commanding Officer explains the general practice scheme to the officers. Practice ground is laid out to correspond to actual. ==1918 (Monday)== Boezinge: Situated at Bosinge Camp. Bathing is allotted for the remaining half of the men. *Battalion moves forward into the line and relieves the 1st Dorset Regiment. <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|035]]