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==1915== |
==1915 (Monday)== |
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*Local attack by Germans, after heavy [[bombardment]], fails at [[Dixmude]]. |
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*Tender from John Hewitson, St. Nicholas slate works: {{quote-left}}to point up and repair to prevent snow etc. drifting on to the beds at the above [racing stables] so help to make the place more comfortable for the sum of three pounds.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=54}}</ref> |
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*Severe fighting on whole front north of the [[Vistula (river)|River Vistula]] . |
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*Battalion Orders: {{quote-left}}All Officers, N.C. Officers and men who have not been vaccinated will parade for vaccination tomorrow.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref> |
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*Fighting goes in favour of Russians round [[Osovyets]]. |
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*Promotions to [[Sergeant]]: H. Davies (13642) and J.W. Gibbons (13915) of D Company.<ref name="lowther137">{{lowther|recno=137}}</ref> |
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*Despite heavy losses, Austrians continue to attack at [[Baligrod]]. |
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*Transfers: Acting [[CSM]] R. Oliver (13245) transfers from D to E Company.<ref name="lowther137" /> |
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*Russians checked at [[Kosziowa]] (southern [[Carpathians]]), but retain positions by a counter-attack. |
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*Punishments and forfeiture of pay:<ref name="lowther137" /> |
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*[[Dardanelles]]: Operations hindered by bad weather. |
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*Heraclea (Eregli) ([[Asia Minor]]) and neighbouring coast [[bombarded]] by Russian [[Black Sea]] fleet. |
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*J. Birkett (13910) of B Company |
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*[[Ostend]] bombed. |
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*T. Cape (13873) of D Company |
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*[[Greece]]: M. Zaimis having refused to form a ministry, King Constantine summons M. Gounaris who forms a cabinet. |
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*W. Johnstone (15311) of B Company |
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*In a council at Vienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph accepts the principle of a rectification of frontiers in favour of [[Italy]]. |
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*J.W. Kendall (16355) of D Company |
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*J. Smith (15385) B Company |
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*T. Richardson (13908) of B Company |
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*T.W. Watters (13351) |
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==Notes== |
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*[[Battalion]] situated at the front in the E1 sector near Hénencourt. Day quiet.<ref>[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1916]]</ref> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion situated opposite Fouquescourt in the front line system. They are relieved by 17th Highland Light Infantry and withdraw to 'Kuropatkin' as Support.<ref name="wdmar17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1917]]</ref> |
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==1918== |
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*Battalion situated in the line. At 8am the men stood-to as a result of a raid on the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders about 'Owls Wood'. 2 Companies move to Widjendrift Road, but precaution is cancelled at 4pm and preparations are made to move forward on the [[9 March]].<ref name="wdmar18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, March 1918]]</ref> |
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==Acknowledgements== |
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Revision as of 00:11, 22 June 2019
Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 8 March.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 8 March on The Great War wiki.
1915 (Monday)
- Local attack by Germans, after heavy bombardment, fails at Dixmude.
- Severe fighting on whole front north of the River Vistula .
- Fighting goes in favour of Russians round Osovyets.
- Despite heavy losses, Austrians continue to attack at Baligrod.
- Russians checked at Kosziowa (southern Carpathians), but retain positions by a counter-attack.
- Dardanelles: Operations hindered by bad weather.
- Heraclea (Eregli) (Asia Minor) and neighbouring coast bombarded by Russian Black Sea fleet.
- Ostend bombed.
- Greece: M. Zaimis having refused to form a ministry, King Constantine summons M. Gounaris who forms a cabinet.
- In a council at Vienna, the Emperor Francis Joseph accepts the principle of a rectification of frontiers in favour of Italy.
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References
Acknowledgements
Various sources contemporary to the war have been used to compile The Lonsdale Battalion On This Day. The majority of the events shown on this day (8 March), including any supplementary notes, enlistments and statistical data etc., have been primarily sourced from the Lonsdale Battalion War Diary (November 1915 to June 1918), Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) and abridged material from Timeline and Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915), which are sourced from the original DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Events from that chronology are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther (2016). They are identified and referenced separately by their unique DLONS numbers. Please do not publish these events without prior permission from the Lowther Estate. All casualty names, numbers, ranks, date of deaths and places of burial/commemoration have been sourced from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database respectively.