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==1914== |
==1914== |
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*Order is given for the arrest of Private T. Bates of 13 Quay Street, Whitehaven....deserter.<ref>{{lowther|recno=109}}</ref> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*Long-distance (22 miles?) [[bombardment]] of [[Dunkirk]] by the Germans. |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[Poland]]: Russians evacuate [[Lodz]] and withdraw towards the [[Bzura]]-Ravka lines. |
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===Southern Front=== |
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*[[Serbia]]: Austrians in disorderly flight from the Ridges towards the frontier. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*Damaged German submarine {{SMU|U16}} enters Esbjerg Harbour (Denmark). |
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===Political=== |
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*[[Pope Benedict XV]] tries to bring about a Christmas Truce. |
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==1915== |
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==References/notes== |
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*[[Battalion]] situated at Molliens-au-Bois. Eight men per [[platoon]] practice in the use of live hand [[grenade]]s under instruction of Lieutenant Kemp (Manchester Regiment).<ref name="wdnovdec15">[[11th Battalion War Diary, November to December 1915]]</ref> |
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*Remainder of Battalion is occupied with inspections, close order drill and short route marches.<ref name="wdnovdec15" /> |
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==1916== |
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*Battalion is 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> |
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*Deaths: [[William Maxwell (30128)]] <ref group="note">[[William Maxwell (30128)|William Maxwell]] is buried at {{CWGC link|id=62701|name=Porte-De-Paris Cemetery}}.</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*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 22:35, 12 April 2020
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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
1916
- Battalion is situated Berteaucourt involved in training. One company under the Physical Drill Instructor, the remaining companies under company arrangements. Afternoon – practicing cross country running.[3]
- Deaths: William Maxwell (30128) [note 1]
1917
- Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp.' Companies at the disposal of Company Commanders.[4]
Notes
- ↑ William Maxwell is buried at Porte-De-Paris Cemetery.
References
Acknowledgements
Various sources contemporary to the war have been used to compile The Lonsdale Battalion On This Day. The majority of the events shown on this day (6 December), including any supplementary notes, enlistments and statistical data etc., have been primarily sourced from the Lonsdale Battalion War Diary (November 1915 to June 1918), Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) and abridged material from Timeline and Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915), which are sourced from the original DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Events from that chronology are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther (2016). They are identified and referenced separately by their unique DLONS numbers. Please do not publish these events without prior permission from the Lowther Estate. All casualty names, numbers, ranks, date of deaths and places of burial/commemoration have been sourced from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database respectively.