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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|May}}{{Date-introtext}}__NOTOC__</noinclude> ==~~1916~~1915 (Friday)== {{preceding}} Battalion in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in Divisional and Brigade manoeuvres, training and small working parties.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref>Training continues during the whole period of isolation.</ref><ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref> [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]]: "The Battalion will parade for inspection by the [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Earl of Lonsdale]]....Dress [[khaki]], Marching Order – the Battalion will be formed in Mass and, after being inspected, will rank past in forms from the right hand and dismiss by Companies." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=278}}</ref> Letter from Lt-Col. Machell: "A & detachment D with all baggage & transport horses, 2.20pm....Baggage to go up to Camp by Contractor’s line – B & C & Horses 3.40pm. - Nothing in this train but men and officers’ horses....All well here....[[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]] has been and inspected us today & made a good speech which I hope will be published – There were some reports present. All cut and dried now for tomorrow & I expect a big crush in the town this time." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=42}}</ref> Letter to Lt-Col. Machell from GDS, High Wray Bank, Ambleside: "Welcome to your new camp. I hope you will find it really comfortable....We were very glad we came [to Carlisle]....and were in time to say goodbye to the first lot....I was very sorry you had such a mob at the end as I should like to have seen you march on but it was a wonderful sight the thin stream of [[khaki]] filtering through the two gates [The Courts] and then a sudden admixture of black coats and then the great rush coming through like a dam bursting. Well, it shows what a hold you had got on Carlisle and must surely make every man there wish he had been in your lines to have got such a send off. You deserve it too you have nursed those men and trained them and they must have often been a sore trial on your (hereditary) temper but it has been worth it all and now you can feel you have given the Empire a real tool shaped properly....out of what was at the beginning most unpromising material." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=57}}</ref> ==1916 (Sunday)== <noinclude>▼ Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small [[working parties]].<ref group="note">Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.</ref> ~~==References / notes==~~ ~~<references />~~ ==1917 (Monday)== Offoy: Battalion drill at 9am. Recreation and sports (17th Highland Light Infantry) in the afternoon and evening. ==1918 (Tuesday)== Berles-au-Bois: Usual [[company]] training during forenoon. At Bavincourt the following awards are presented by the Corps Commander: [[DCM]] to L/Cpl. Todd; Ribbon to 2nd Lt. J. Hurt; **[[DSO]] Bar awarded to Lt-Col. Beasley. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|128]] [[Category:May events\|07]]