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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|December}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Saturday\|Sunday\|Tuesday\|Wednesday\|Thursday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Saturday)== Telegram: "[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]] approves of water pipe get it done at once." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=111}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ [[Reims]] once again bombarded. ==1915 (Sunday)== French airmen bomb air sheds at [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. Molliens-au-Bois: Battalion engaged in lectures, inspections and physical exercises due to inclement weather. ~~===Southern Front===~~ [[Serbia]]: Austrians defeated on the Ridges with loss of 15,000 prisoners and 19 guns. ==1916 (Tuesday)== ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ Berteaucourt: Battalion involved in [[brigade]] courses in [[sniping]] and [[Lewis gun]]s. [[South Africa]]: Rebels offer to negotiate; [[General Botha]] demands unconditional surrender. One [[company]] is employed in constructing [[bayonet]] fighting course. Remainder of the battalion are under Company arrangements. ==1917 (Wednesday)== Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp' involved in reorganisation. Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders. *Deaths: [[Frederick Bent (260268 Pte.)]] <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|340]]