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==1914== |
==1914== |
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===Western Front=== |
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*4 men are recruited at Hallbankgate.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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*[[Antwerp]]: Germans force the line of the Nethe at Duffel. |
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*Enlistments: [[Joseph Bell (13653 L/Sgt.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Joseph Isles (13654 Sgt.)]]. |
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*Three British Naval Brigades reach [[Antwerp]]. |
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*Letter of [[Major]] [[William Walter Riddell Binning|Binning]]: {{quote-left}}We are taking over a Miniature Range and shall be much obliged if you will kindly quote for Ammunition .22{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=46}}</ref> |
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===Political=== |
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*[[Albania]]: Essad Pasha nominated head of a Provisional Government. |
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==1916== |
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*[[Battalion]] situated in the Cambrin Sector. GSO<ref>General Staff Officer.</ref> [[Colonel]] Wace visits Battalion HQ at 9:55am, then both the Commanding Officer and Colonel Wace visit the front line [[trench]]es.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
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*At 8pm a strafe on the enemy trenches is carried; gas and smoke is sent over at intervals along with short bombardments by the Battalion's [[trench mortar]]s, [[machine gun]] and [[rifle|rifle fire]].<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion is relieved by the 1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers and withdraws to 'Canada Camp'; relief is quiet and completes at 11:30pm. Four [[other ranks]] are wounded.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
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