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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|November\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Thursday)== 2Recruiting Office sends one attestation to Camp. Two men are recruited at Easton. Two men are recruited at Penrith. <ref>{{lowther\|recno=~~279~~12}}</ref> Equipment ordered: 1 lifting jack, 1 Maltese cart, 3 wagons, 2 water carts. Equipment ordered for horses: 6 nose bags, 2 harness brushes, 6 horse brushes, 6 curry combs, 1 oil pan, 6 horse rubbers, 1 pair trimming scissors, 23 sponges, 1 saddle blanket, 2 harnesses, 1 pair of horse clippers, 3 saddlery packs.<ref name="lowther1">{{lowther\|recno=75}}</ref> * Equipment ordered: 2 small lamps, 8 gas bags, 2 cases of pencils, 2 bottles cleansing gas, 2 tin cans, 4 retorts, 2 spanners, 5 message books, 106 signal flags.<ref name="lowther1" /> [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]]’s telegram to Drill Hall, Workington: ~~{{quote-left}}~~"Please send no more recruit under full five feet four in stockings have had to reject two today.~~{{quote-right}}~~" <ref>{{lowther\|recno=199}}</ref> Lt-Col. Machell’s telegram to Drill Hall, Workington: "...please send no more recruit under full five feet four in stockings have had to reject two today ..." Letter from G.J. Goodman of Brampton ~~{{quote-left}}~~"....it would be far better if the men could get to Brampton about 9.30 in the morning and catch the youths as they come into town [for the hirings] and before they are signed on for another 6 months, and that it would be a help if a rousing speaker could accompany them, and say a word in the market place....I am exceedingly anxious that some should be caught not only for king and country, but for honour, righteousness and freedom.~~{{quote-right}}~~" <ref>{{lowther\|recno=111?}}</ref> ==~~1916~~1915 (Friday)== Five men are transferred to [[3rd Battalion (Regular Army Reserve) Border Regiment\|3rd Battalion]] of the [[Border Regiment]] as they are classified fit for home service only. <ref>{{lowther\|recno=145}}</ref> Battalion situated at La Vicogne involved in general parades of instruction under Commanding Officer, including extended order drill etc.<ref name="wdnov16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November 1916]]</ref> ==~~1917~~1916 (Sunday)== [[Battalion]] situated inat ~~the~~{{wl\|La ~~Roubrouck Area~~Vicogne}} involved in ~~training.<ref~~general ~~name="wdnov17">[[11th~~parades ~~Battalion~~of ~~War~~instruction ~~Diary~~under Commanding Officer, ~~November~~including ~~1917]]</ref>~~extended order drill etc. ==1917 (Monday)== Battalion situated in the {{wl\|Roubrouck}} Area involved in training. ==1918 (Tuesday)== Deaths: [[John Barker (15427 Pte.)]]<ref group="note">[[John Barker (15427 Pte.)]] date of death is listed this day in the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] database and on [[6 November]] 1918 in ''[[Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment]]''.</ref> <br/> {{notes}}{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References / notes==~~ ~~{{lowther copyright}}~~ ~~<references />~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|310]]