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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|November\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext~~}}<br>{{year-day\|Sunday\|Monday\|Wednesday\|Thursday\|Friday~~}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1914 (Sunday)== Enlistments: [[Arthur Hackett (17497 Sgt.)]], [[John Hartley (16337 Pte.)]] and [[William Haston (16282 Pte.)]] ~~===Western Front===~~ [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: "40 recruits sworn in at Carlisle ... yesterday." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> Battle along line [[Dixmude]]-[[Ypres]]-[[La Bassée]]-[[Arras]] continued: German attacks repulsed. Lt-Col Machell’s draft letter re discharge of Private J. Simpson: "....this man....is so dull witted, stupid and obstinate as to be incapable of learning his drill. He is unable to keep step or to perform the simplest of movements correctly. He is of powerful physique, and I have personally endeavoured to induce him to try & keep up with his comrades. I had almost decided he was mentally deficient." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=23}}</ref> French continue to advance in the [[Argonne]], and occupy Vregny (Aisne). ~~===Eastern Front===~~ ==1915 (Monday)== [[East Prussia]]: Russians re-enter [[Eydtkuhnen]] and [[Stallupönen]]: they advance into the Imperial forest of Rominten. {{wl\|Workington}}: Letter from the Hon. Sec. of the Local Recruiting Committee to Lt-Col. Machell: "We have had a book prepared as a souvenir of '[[Lonsdales\|Lonsdale]]' recruiting containing the names & addresses of the men enlisted here...." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=199}}</ref> ~~===Southern Front===~~ {{wl\|Codford}}: Battalion instructions for entraining. <ref>{{lowther\|recno=144}}</ref> [[Serbia]]: Third Austrian invasion begun: advances on three lines, viz., towards (i) Nish, (ii) [[Shabats]], (iii) [[Valyevo]]. ~~===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===~~ ==1916 (Wednesday)== [[Mesopotamia]]: [[Fao]] on [[Persian Gulf]] occupied by British. [[Battalion]] situated at {{wl\|La Vicogne}} involved in general parades of instruction. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[South Africa]]: Rebels routed at [[Sandfontein]]. ==1917 (Thursday)== Russians sink four Turkish transports in Black Sea. Battalion situated in the {{wl\|Roubrouck}} Area. *Inspection by the Divisional Commander at 11am. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|313]]