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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1916 (Saturday)== Battalion leaves Noyelle for support ~~trenches~~[[trench]]es in the 'Cambrin Sector', arriving at 5:15pm where they relieve the 1st Sherwood Foresters.~~<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref>~~ Battalion HQHeadquarters is situated at 'Maison Rouge.' Strength in the ~~trenches~~[[trench]]es totals 20 officers (including MOmedical officer) and 280 [[other ranks]].~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ ~~At 6pm hostile~~Hostile observation balloons are taken down.~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ ~~The~~ Commanding Officer visits 'Sims Keep' and 'Arthur's Keep' and finds all correct.~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ [[Private]]s [[Miles Capstick (15584)]] and [[Desmond John McMahon (26051)]]<ref group="note">[[Desmond John McMahon (26051)]] died in the UK and is buried at {{CWGC link\|id=2078115\|name=Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery}}.</ref> die at home in the UK. ==1917 (Sunday)== Coxyde: Battalion involved in training ~~at Coxyde~~ under ~~Company arrangements.<ref name="wdaug17">~~[[~~11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917~~company]]~~</ref>~~ arrangements. [[Lance Corporal]] [[James Blair (15483)]] of {{C Company}} is [[killed in action]]. [[Corporal]] [[Wilfred Pattinson (17434)]] of {{D Company}} [[died of wounds\|dies of wounds]]. ~~==Deaths==~~ <br/> ~~{{table-deaths~~ {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}} ~~\|1914={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1915={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1916={{clear}}~~ *[[Miles Capstick (15584 Pte.)\|Capstick, Miles (15584 Pte.)]] ~~\|1917={{clear}}~~ ~~\|1918={{clear}}~~ }} ~~{{refs-table}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|218]]