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==1915==
==1915==
*Battalion situated at Molliens-au-Bois. Eight men per platoon practice in the use of live hand grenades under instruction of Lieut. Kemp (Manchester Regiment).<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
*[[Battalion]] situated at Molliens-au-Bois. Eight men per [[platoon]] practice in the use of live hand [[grenade]]s under instruction of Lieut. Kemp (Manchester Regiment).<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref>
*Remainder of Battalion is occupied with inspections, close order drill and short route marches.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />
*Remainder of Battalion is occupied with inspections, close order drill and short route marches.<ref name="wdnovdec15" />


==1916==
==1916==
*Battalion situated Berteaucourt involved in training. One Company under the Physical Drill Instructor, the remaining Companies under Company arrangements. Afternoon – practicing cross country running.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>
*Battalion situated Berteaucourt involved in training. One [[Company]] under the Physical Drill Instructor, the remaining Companies under Company arrangements. Afternoon – practicing cross country running.<ref name="wddec16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1916]]</ref>


==1917==
==1917==
*Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp.' Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>
*Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp.' Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders.<ref name="wddec17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, December 1917]]</ref>


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Revision as of 17:10, 5 June 2017

December

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 6 December.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 6 December on The Great War wiki.

1914

  • Order is given for the arrest of Private T. Bates of 13 Quay Street, Whitehaven....deserter.[1]

1915

  • Battalion situated at Molliens-au-Bois. Eight men per platoon practice in the use of live hand grenades under instruction of Lieut. Kemp (Manchester Regiment).[2]
  • Remainder of Battalion is occupied with inspections, close order drill and short route marches.[2]

1916

  • Battalion situated Berteaucourt involved in training. One Company under the Physical Drill Instructor, the remaining Companies under Company arrangements. Afternoon – practicing cross country running.[3]

1917

  • Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp.' Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders.[4]

References / notes

Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.

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