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 ==1914==
+===Western Front===
-*4 men are recruited at Hallbankgate.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
+*[[Antwerp]]: Germans force the line of the Nethe at Duffel.
-*Enlistments: [[Joseph Bell (13653 L/Sgt.)]]{{2nbsp}}•{{2nbsp}}[[Joseph Isles (13654 Sgt.)]].
+*Three British Naval Brigades reach [[Antwerp]].
-*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>
+===Political===
+*[[Albania]]: Essad Pasha nominated head of a Provisional Government.
+==References/notes==
-==1916==
+{{Gleichen-123}}
-*[[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>
-*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" />
-==1917==
-*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>
-==References / notes==
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