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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1916 (Saturday)== Battalion leaves Noyelle for support [[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 Headquarters is situated at 'Maison Rouge.' Strength in the ~~trenches~~[[trench]]es totals 20 officers (including medical officer) and 280 [[other ranks]].~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ Hostile observation balloons are taken down.~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ Commanding Officer visits 'Sims Keep' and 'Arthur's Keep' and finds all correct.~~<ref name="wdaug16" />~~ ~~Deaths:~~[[Private]]s [[Miles Capstick (15584 ~~Pte.~~)]] /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==▼ Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[company]] arrangements.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref>▼ Deaths: [[James Blair (15483 L/Cpl.)]] / [[Wilfred Pattinson (17434)]] ▲==1917 (Sunday)== <noinclude>{{refs-notes}}▼ ▲Coxyde: Battalion involved in training ~~at Coxyde~~ under [[company]] arrangements.~~<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref>~~ [[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]]. <br/> {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}} ▲<noinclude>~~{{refs-notes}}~~ [[Category:Events by day\|218]] [[Category:August events\|05]]