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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|December}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Tuesday\|Wednesday\|Friday\|Saturday\|Sunday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Tuesday)== Letter from [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]] to [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]]: "I am delighted to hear that you are getting on so well, at football & all else. I fear this weather has been terribly against all proceedings, huts, etc....Certainly I will have a Photograph taken for your Xmas card & I will send you a Sketch of the Badge which is almost complete. How many badges do they require, one for cap 2 for shoulder, where else? I have two proper harness being stained & will have it stamped. What awful weather we had just over 8in of rain in 6 days here, the record for Lowther for the last 50 years." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=246}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Mrs. Trench of Workington offers to all Lonsdales who will accept it "....a portion of the Scriptures in small form." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=112}}</ref> Long-distance [[bombardment]] of Fumes by the Germans. General Equipment Indent: 40 fencing gloves, 40 fencing arm guards, 40 fencing jackets, 40 [[bayonet]] fighting masks, 40 body fencing pads, 40 breast fencing pads.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=66}}</ref> ~~===Southern Front===~~ Austrians completely defeated south of [[Belgrade]] (Battle of Rudnik Ridges). ==1915 (Wednesday)== ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ Molliens-au-Bois: Eight men per [[platoon]] practice in the use of live hand [[grenade]]s under instruction of Lieut. Kemp (Manchester Regiment). [[South Africa]]: Collapse of rebellion; 1,200 rebels surrender. Remainder of the Battalion is occupied with inspections, close order drill and short route marches. [[Battle of Falkland Islands]], Admiral Sturdee sinks most of German squadron.<ref>{{SMS\|Leipzig}} (3,200 t.), {{SMS\|Nürnberg}} (3,350 t.), {{SMS\|Scharnhorst}} (11,400 t.) and {{SMS\|Gneisenau}} (11,400 t.) sunk by Rear-Admiral [[Sir F. Sturdee]]'s squadron {{HMS\|Invincible}} (17,250 t.), {{HMS\|Irresistible}} (17,250 t.), {{HMS\|Kent}} (9,800 t.), {{HMS\|Cornwall}} (9,800 t.) and {{HMS\|Glasgow}} (4,800 t.) off the [[Falkland Islands]].</ref> ~~===Political===~~ ==1916 (Friday)== [[Great Britain]]: Trial of [[Adolf Ahlers]] for high-treason commenced. Berteaucourt: Battalion parading for [[Aeroplane]] Scheme – cancelled owing to rain. [[Captain]] (acting Major) H. Moore is transferred from 17th Highland Light Infantry to the Lonsdales with effect from [[11 October]] as temporary [[Major]]. ==1917 (Saturday)== Battalion situated at 'Brake Camp.' Companies at the disposal of [[Company]] Commanders. [[Brigadier General]] C.A. Blacklock, [[DSO]] addresses the Battalion at 10am. *[[Thomas Newton (28956 Pte.)]] [[dies of wounds]].<ref group="lower-alpha">Thomas is buried at {{CWGC link\|id=59400\|name=Mendinghem Military Cemetery}}.</ref> <br/> {{notes}}{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|343]]