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==1916==
==1914==
===Western Front===
*Deaths: [[Thomas Ridley Garner (17543 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
*Advance of German First Army towards [[Paris]] diverted in a south-easterly direction.
*Belgians open dykes and stop a German advance on [[Antwerp]].
===Eastern Front===
*[[Galicia]]: The Russians organise a government for the conquered regions.
===Political===
*[[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]] at Guildhall justifies Britain's entry into the war.<ref>Patriotic appeal to the citizens of [[London]], emphasising the efforts made to preserve peace and paying tribute to the splendid response of the British Empire to the Call to Arms.</ref>


==References/notes==
==1917==
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*[[Battalion]] has comparatively quiet day in the front line; [[trench]]es consist of breast works in a poor state of repair.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
*There is a break in the line between the Left Company Front and Right Company Front due to a damaged bridge over a large dyke.<ref name="wdsep17" />
*Deaths: [[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw" /><ref>[[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]] date of death is listed as 4 September in {{SDGW}} and [[5 September]] on the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] database.</ref>

==References / notes==
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Revision as of 18:29, 19 January 2018

September

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 4 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 4 September on The Great War wiki.

1914

Western Front

  • Advance of German First Army towards Paris diverted in a south-easterly direction.
  • Belgians open dykes and stop a German advance on Antwerp.

Eastern Front

  • Galicia: The Russians organise a government for the conquered regions.

Political

References/notes

Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)

  1. Patriotic appeal to the citizens of London, emphasising the efforts made to preserve peace and paying tribute to the splendid response of the British Empire to the Call to Arms.
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