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*3 men are recruited at Aikton.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
*3 men are recruited at Aikton.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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*Battalion Orders include {{quote-left}}NOTICE: Smoking in the Rooms is strictly forbidden and any man caught will be severely punished.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref> |
*[[Battalion]] Orders include {{quote-left}}NOTICE: Smoking in the Rooms is strictly forbidden and any man caught will be severely punished.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref> |
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==1916== |
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*Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. The day is comparatively quiet.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
*Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. The day is comparatively quiet.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
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*The Commanding Officer visits the front line |
*The Commanding Officer visits the front line [[trench]]es during morning.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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*At 11:45am a bombardment of the enemy trenches is carried out by Stokes and 2 trench |
*At 11:45am a bombardment of the enemy trenches is carried out by [[stokes mortar|Stokes]] and 2 [[trench mortar]]s.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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*Enemy's trenches are considerably damaged and there is no retaliation.<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*The Lonsdales march to Adinkerke, then proceeds to Rosendael by barge and finally by route march to Teteghem, arriving about 8pm.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
*The [[Lonsdales]] march to Adinkerke, then proceeds to Rosendael by barge and finally by route march to Teteghem, arriving about 8pm.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:43, 14 May 2017
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October
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 6 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 6 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
- 3 men are recruited at Aikton.[1]
- Enlistments: William David Nash (13633 Pte.).
- Battalion Orders include “NOTICE: Smoking in the Rooms is strictly forbidden and any man caught will be severely punished.” [2]
1916
- Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. The day is comparatively quiet.[3]
- The Commanding Officer visits the front line trenches during morning.[3]
- At 11:45am a bombardment of the enemy trenches is carried out by Stokes and 2 trench mortars.[3]
- Enemy's trenches are considerably damaged and there is no retaliation.[3]
1917
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.