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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 5 June.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 5 June on The Great War wiki.

1916 (Monday)

A) Bull’s Eye, B) Quarry, C) Communication Trench, D) German Front Line Trench, E) British Front Line, X X X X - Our line of advance.

• Battalion is situated in Divisional Reserve at Bouzincourt providing working parties for the Royal Engineers.
• A volunteer group led by Lieutenant Barnes undertakes a night raid on German trenches at the Leipzig Redoubt. Zero time is 11pm.
• 11 German prisoners are captured. Casualties: Lt Barnes and 5 other ranks killed, 27 wounded and 1 wounded and missing.
• Note by Lt-Col. Machell: "After the raiders had returned, a strong patrol of Lancashire Fusiliers, with two machine guns, went out, and remained till dawn in case of counter-attack, and also brought in the wounded and dead. The prisoners are poor specimens and belong to the 6th Company, 99th Reserve Regiment."
• The following men are killed in action:
  • David Johnson Allison (17523 Pte.)
  • James Herbert Copeland (13877 L/Cpl.)
  • Francis Little (17584 Pte.)
  • Joseph Pattinson Stordy (16394)

1917 (Tuesday)

• Neuf-Berquin: Battalion on physical exercise before 8am training in Musketry and fire control etc., during the morning.
• Inspection in billets by Divisional Commander Major General Stuart-Wortley.

1918 (Wednesday)

• 1 Company Cadre regains Battalion cadre at Tende. They are relieved by the 2/7th Lancashire Fusiliers Company Cadre.
• Training continues in very clement weather and good progress is made.