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Two men are recruited at Lees Hill.^[1]
Enlistments: Harrison Bulman (16281 L/Cpl.).
Lt-Col. Machell to Lord Lonsdale: “Strength yesterday over 850, and I expect to be nearly full in 10 days.” ^[1]
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.” ^[2]
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.” ^[3]
“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.” ^[3]

1916

Battalion situated at La Vicogne involved in general parades of instruction under Commanding Officer.^[4]

1917

Battalion situated in the Roubrouck Area involved in training.^[5]

1918

Deaths: William George Barnfather (13398 Pte.).^[6]

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 Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279
↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/7
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/258
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917
↑
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[lowther1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279

[2] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/7

[lowther2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/258

[wdnov16-4] 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916

[wdnov17-5] 11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[7] Commonwealth War Graves Commission

[8] Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|November\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Wednesday\|Thursday\|Saturday\|Sunday\|Monday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914== 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]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: {{quote-left}}Strength yesterday over 850, and I expect to be nearly full in 10 days.{{quote-right}} <ref name="lowther1" /> [[Battle of Ypres]] continues. Letter to Lt-Col. Machell: {{quote-left}}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.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther\|recno=7}}</ref> ~~===Eastern Front===~~ Letter from Y.M.C.A.: {{quote-left}}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.{{quote-right}} <ref name="lowther2">{{lowther\|recno=258}}</ref> [[Galicia]]: Austrians defeated at [[Jaroslau]]; loss of 19,000 prisoners and 40 guns in twelve days. {{quote-left}}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.{{quote-right}} <ref name="lowther2" /> ~~===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===~~ Armenia: Russian advance from [[Caucasus Mountains]]; Diadin occupied. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[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> German cruiser {{SMS\|Yorck}} destroyed by a mine near [[Wilhelmshaven]]. ~~===Political===~~ [[Persia]] refuses to join [[Turkey]] in war against the Entente. ==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> ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ==1917== Battalion situated in the Roubrouck Area involved in training.<ref name="wdnov17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1917]]</ref> ==1918== Deaths: [[William George Barnfather (13398 Pte.)]].<ref>{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> ▲==References / notes== <small>{{lowther copyright}}</small> {{reflist}} <!--{{refs-lowther}}--> <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|309]]