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==1914== |
==1914 (Saturday)== |
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*Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy. |
*Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy. |
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==1916== |
==1916 (Tuesday)== |
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*Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. |
*Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector. |
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*Four Officers commanding the Battalions in the 96th Infantry Brigade visit Lonsdale Battalion H.Q. They called for the purpose of getting information of the [[trench]]es which they are to take over. |
*Four Officers commanding the Battalions in the 96th Infantry Brigade visit Lonsdale Battalion H.Q. They called for the purpose of getting information of the [[trench]]es which they are to take over. |
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==1917== |
==1917 (Wednesday)== |
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*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements. |
*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements. |
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==1918== |
==1918 (Thursday)== |
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*The British [[Fourth Army]] and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (place)|Albert]] with tanks under Sir Douglas Haig. The Germans are completely surprised as the [[Allies]] break through the lines taking thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns.<ref name="odhams">{{Odhams|pageno=4}}</ref> |
*The British [[Fourth Army]] and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (place)|Albert]] with tanks under Sir Douglas Haig. The Germans are completely surprised as the [[Allies]] break through the lines taking thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns.<ref name="odhams">{{Odhams|pageno=4}}</ref> |
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