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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|November\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Wednesday\|Thursday\|Saturday\|Sunday\|Monday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Wednesday)== Two men are recruited at Lees Hill.<ref name="lowther1">{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Enlistments: [[Harrison Bulman (16281 L/Cpl.)]]. [[Lombartzyde]] recovered by the [[Allies]]. [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] is to lease Blackwell Lodge.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=75}}</ref> [[Battle of Ypres]] continues. Lt-Col. Machell to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: "Strength yesterday over 850, and I expect to be nearly full in 10 days." <ref name="lowther1" /> ~~===Eastern Front===~~ Letter to Lt-Col. Machell: "We had a grand meeting here [Kirkby Stephen] last night 400 people & a great number of likely men but could not get one to put his hand up, although after the meeting several came & stated they were going into Appleby on Sat next to join the Battalion." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=7}}</ref> [[Galicia]]: Austrians defeated at [[Jaroslau]]; loss of 19,000 prisoners and 40 guns in twelve days. Letter from Y.M.C.A.: "What sum we would be justified in spending for the comfort and recreation of the men in Carlisle and ... to ascertain whether it might not be possible to secure a building locally and erect it on the camp site." <ref name="lowther2">{{lowther\|recno=258}}</ref> ~~===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===~~ "The Soldiers’ Club will re-open tomorrow (Thursday) night at 6.0 p.m. at the new premises at 41 Bank Street. We trust your men will look upon it as a home when they are in Carlisle." <ref name="lowther2" /> Armenia: Russian advance from [[Caucasus Mountains]]; Diadin occupied. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ ==1916 (Saturday)== [[East Africa]]: British reverse at [[Tanga]].<ref>[[Tanga]], German port on the Moschi Railway ([[East Africa]]), attacked unsuccessfully by an [[Indian Expeditionary Force]] with one British [[battalion]]. 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 101st Grenadiers, I.A., and 1st Kashmir Rifles suffered heavily during the engagement in the town, and forced to retreat to the coast and re-embark. Casualties nearly 800, including 141 British officers and men. Germans displayed great cunning in defence of the town, also employing native ''ruses de guerre''.</ref> [[Battalion]] situated at La Vicogne involved in general parades of instruction under Commanding Officer. German cruiser {{SMS\|Yorck}} destroyed by a mine near [[Wilhelmshaven]]. ~~===Political===~~ ==1917 (Sunday)== [[Persia]] refuses to join [[Turkey]] in war against the Entente. Battalion situated in the Roubrouck Area involved in training. ==1918 (Monday)== *Deaths: [[William George Barnfather (13398 Pte.)]]. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|309]]