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*Newspaper article: ''[[Killed - Pte. James B. Simpson]]''.<ref>''[[Killed - Pte. James B. Simpson]]'' – [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]]. Published 15 December, 1916.</ref> |
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*Battalion situated at Nieuport. 2nd Lieut. Bishop is killed in working party about midnight [[5 July|5th]]/ 6th by indirect MG fire.<ref name="wdjuly17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1917]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated at Nieuport. 2nd Lieut. Bishop is killed in working party about midnight [[5 July|5th]]/ 6th by indirect MG fire.<ref name="wdjuly17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, July 1917]]</ref> |
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*Back areas are under heavy shelling during morning and afternoon with 8" Naval Shells.<ref name="wdjuly17" /> |
*Back areas are under heavy shelling during morning and afternoon with 8" Naval Shells.<ref name="wdjuly17" /> |
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Revision as of 22:23, 27 August 2016
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 6 July.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 6 July on The Great War wiki.
1916
- Battalion reorganising into two Companies in Contay Wood. Battalion strength is 11 officers and 480 other ranks.[1]
1917
- Newspaper article: Killed - Pte. James B. Simpson.[2]
- Battalion situated at Nieuport. 2nd Lieut. Bishop is killed in working party about midnight 5th/ 6th by indirect MG fire.[3]
- Back areas are under heavy shelling during morning and afternoon with 8" Naval Shells.[3]
- Retaliation from our field guns and heavies on M18.a. and enemy aeroplanes are active overhead.[3]
1918
- Training continues for 11th Border Regiment with 1st Battalion 130th Infantry Regiment (USA) at Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher.[4]