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<noinclude>{{Calendar|February|hide30=yes|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
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*"Cases have been brought to notice where Officers & Soldiers on certain duties at night have been ordered to carry lights on the vehicles or bicycles by which they are travelling. While recognising the necessity of such orders in connection with the performance of certain duties, instructions should be issued to all concerned that such orders shall be confined to cases where justification for the order is afforded by military necessity and should only be given by an officer. In order to avoid difficulties with the police, the orders should if possible be in writing. Officers & Soldiers in such cases should take every precaution to avoid accidents that is consistent with the proper performance of the duty on which they are engaged." <ref name="lowther135">{{lowther|recno=135}}</ref>
*J. Hughes (13744), J. McGee (15545), T. Bates (15425) and W. groves (15487) are forfeited their pay due to absence.<ref name="lowther135" />
*A.C. Adamson (15293) of {{C Company}}; G. Skelton (13391) and W.F. Atkinson (13286) of {{A Company}} are discharged on medical grounds.<ref name="lowther135" />
*W.C. Mattinson (13418) of {{C Company}} is promoted to [[Corporal]].<ref name="lowther135" />
*J. McGee (15545) of {{D Company}} is given 4 days’ detention and W. Hughes (13774) is deprived of his stripes.<ref name="lowther135" />
*[[William Eland (17580 Cpl.)]] enlists.
==1916 (Tuesday)==
*Aveluy: Situated in the F1 sector. The front is very quiet.<ref group="note">The 6th Norfolk Regiment relieves the 8th Suffolk Regiment.</ref>
==1917 (Thursday)==
*[[Battalion]] is situated at Lytham Camp near Beaussart. Operations received. Tape on actual ground are re-laid and pegged.
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==1918 (Friday)==
*Battalion is situated in the front line. Everything quiet by daytime. Wiring and working by night.
*The Lonsdales are complemented by Brigadier General Blacklock <small>[[DSO]]</small>, on improvement in defences.
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[[Category:February events|08]]
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