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Revision as of 23:32, 4 January 2017

October

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

1914

  • 4 men are recruited at Hallbankgate.[1]
  • Letter of Major Binning: We are taking over a Miniature Range and shall be much obliged if you will kindly quote for Ammunition .22 [2]

1916

  • Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. GSO[3] Colonel Wace visits Battalion HQ at 9:55am, then both the Commanding Officer and Colonel Wace visit the front line trenches.[4]
  • 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 mortars, machine gun and rifle fire.[4]

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.[5]

Enlistments

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  1. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/279
  2. Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/46
  3. General Staff Officer.
  4. 4.0 4.1 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916
  5. 11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917
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