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*1 man is recruited at Bowness-on-Solway.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref> |
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===Western Front=== |
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*Enlistments: [[Richard Jackson (13686 L/Cpl.)]] |
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*[[General Foch]] takes supreme command of the Allied armies defending the Coast. |
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*Acknowledgement of order from Thorpe’s of Carlisle for "1000 Stockinette Cardigan Jackets, assorted linings." <ref>{{lowther|recno=111}}</ref> |
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*Fighting at [[Roye]]. |
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*Battalion strength: 431 [[other ranks]], 10 officers.<ref>{{lowther|recno=129}}</ref> |
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*[[Antwerp]]: The city bombarded: Belgians and Naval Brigades leave (being cut off and losing 2,000 interned in Holland). |
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*[[Sir John French]]'s [[Despatch 8 October 1914 (FM Sir John French)|third despatch]]<ref>[[Sir John French]]'s third despatch of 8 October cover the period from [[11 September]] to the end of [[September]]. It describes the crossing of the [[Ourcq]], arrival at the [[Aisne (river)|Aisne]] and crossing of this river by most of our forces, together with the severe fighting involved; arrival of the 6th Division on the 16th; necessity for more and heavier guns; German counter-attacks perpetually defeated up to the 28th, when they died away. Our <small>[Britain's]</small> total losses during this period: 561 officers and 12,980 [[other ranks]].</ref> (published [[19 October]]). |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*[[East Prussia]]: Russians take [[Lyck]]. |
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===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres=== |
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*[[Tsing-tau]]: Japanese capture "Prince Heinrich" hill. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*British submarine ''[[HMS E9|E9]]'' sinks German destroyer ''S 126'' at mouth of the River Ems. |
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==1916== |
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==References/notes== |
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*Battalion is situated in the Cambrin Sector. During the morning [[Brigadier-General]] Jardine and the Commanding Officer visit front line [[trench]]es.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref> |
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*Battalion is relieved at 3pm from the Right sub-sector by the 17th Highland Light Infantry and proceeds to take up position in support (Village Line).<ref name="wdoct16" /> |
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==1917== |
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*Battalion is situated in Teteghem. Recreation in the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1917]]</ref> |
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==1918== |
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*Deaths: [[Thomas Mercer (27899)]] <ref group="note">[[Thomas Mercer (27899)]] from Oldham, Lancashire died as prisoner of war in Germany one month before the end of the War. He is buried at {{CWGC link|id=91502|name=Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany}}.</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:24, 17 April 2020
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 8 October.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 8 October on The Great War wiki.
1914
- 1 man is recruited at Bowness-on-Solway.[1]
- Enlistments: Richard Jackson (13686 L/Cpl.)
- Acknowledgement of order from Thorpe’s of Carlisle for "1000 Stockinette Cardigan Jackets, assorted linings." [2]
- Battalion strength: 431 other ranks, 10 officers.[3]
1916
- Battalion is situated in the Cambrin Sector. During the morning Brigadier-General Jardine and the Commanding Officer visit front line trenches.[4]
- Battalion is relieved at 3pm from the Right sub-sector by the 17th Highland Light Infantry and proceeds to take up position in support (Village Line).[4]
1917
- Battalion is situated in Teteghem. Recreation in the afternoon.[5]
1918
- Deaths: Thomas Mercer (27899) [note 1]
Notes
- ↑ Thomas Mercer (27899) from Oldham, Lancashire died as prisoner of war in Germany one month before the end of the War. He is buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany.
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 October), 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.