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*{{WF}} - Fighting continues north of [[Arras]]. German counter-attacks on French east of Lorette Ridge repulsed. |
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*Battalion in Divisional Reserve at Bouzincourt providing working parties<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref> for the Royal Engineers.<ref name="wdjun16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, June 1916]]</ref> |
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*{{NO}} - Italian fleet [[bombard]]s lighthouses and stations on the islands of the [[Dalmatian Archipelago]], and [[Monfalcone]]. |
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*Volunteer group led by Lieut. Barnes undertakes a [[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - Appendix B|night raid on German trenches]] at the [[Leipzig Redoubt]]. Zero time 11pm.<ref name="wdjun16" /><ref name="lons">[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - Appendix B]]</ref><ref>The objective of the night raid was to gain valuable information about the position and layout of the [[trench|trench system]] to be attacked on the [[1 July]].</ref> |
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*{{PO}} - [[Mr. Winston Churchill]] speaks at Dundee on the [[Dardanelles]] expedition. |
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*Casualties:- Lt Barnes and 5 other ranks killed, 27 wounded and 1 wounded and missing.<ref name="wdjun16" /> |
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*11 German prisoners captured. "After the raiders had returned, a strong patrol of Lancashire Fusiliers, with two [[machine gun]]s, 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." – [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] <ref name="lons" /> |
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*[[David Johnson Allison (17523 Pte.)|Allison, David Johnson (17523 Pte.)]] |
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*[[James Herbert Copeland (13877 L/Cpl.)|Copeland, James Herbert (13877 Cpl.)]] |
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*[[Francis Little (17584 Pte.)|Little, Francis (17584 Pte.)]] |
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Revision as of 22:53, 7 June 2018
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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.
1915
- Template:WF - Fighting continues north of Arras. German counter-attacks on French east of Lorette Ridge repulsed.
- Template:NO - Italian fleet bombards lighthouses and stations on the islands of the Dalmatian Archipelago, and Monfalcone.
- Template:PO - Mr. Winston Churchill speaks at Dundee on the Dardanelles expedition.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)