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==1914 (Saturday)==

*Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy.

*{{gw|Field-Marshal}} [[gw:Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy.

==1916 (Tuesday)==

*Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector.

*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 {{gw|trench}}es which they are to take over.

==1917 (Wednesday)==

*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements.

*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under {{gw|Company}} Arrangements.

==1918 (Thursday)==

*The British [[Fourth Army]] and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (Somme)|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 {{gw|Fourth Army}} and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (Somme)|Albert]] with tanks under Sir Douglas Haig. The Germans are completely surprised as the {{gw|Allies}} break through the lines taking thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns.<ref name="odhams">{{Odhams|pageno=4}}</ref>

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 <noinclude>{{Calendar|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
 ==1914 (Saturday)==
-*Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy.
+*{{gw|Field-Marshal}} [[gw:Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] calls for 100,000 men to help expand the British Armies in a fight against a formidable enemy.
 ==1916 (Tuesday)==
 *Battalion situated in the Cambrin Sector.
-*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 {{gw|trench}}es which they are to take over.
 ==1917 (Wednesday)==
-*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[Company]] Arrangements.
+*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under {{gw|Company}} Arrangements.
 ==1918 (Thursday)==
-*The British [[Fourth Army]] and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (Somme)|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 {{gw|Fourth Army}} and the French Third Army attack the village of [[Albert (Somme)|Albert]] with tanks under Sir Douglas Haig. The Germans are completely surprised as the {{gw|Allies}} break through the lines taking thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns.<ref name="odhams">{{Odhams|pageno=4}}</ref>
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