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===Western Front=== |
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*Enlistments: [[Leonard Close (13462 Pte.)]]. |
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*[[Battle of the Marne]] (continued). Germans forced back over the river. [[General Foch]]'s decisive move. |
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==1916== |
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*[[Nancy]] vainly attacked. [[Troyon]] bombarded. |
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*[[Battalion]] leaves Bethune for Quesnoy to take up a reserve position in the Cuinchy Sector.<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref> |
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===Eastern Front=== |
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*Relief commences at 1:30am and completes by 2:15am.<ref name="wdsep16" /> |
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*[[Galicia]]: Fierce battle round [[Rava Russka]]. |
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*[[Mikolajow]] ([[Carpathians]]) captured by Brusilov's army. |
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===Naval and Overseas Operations=== |
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*The ''[[HMS Oceanic|Oceanic]]'' wrecked off north coast of Scotland. |
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===Political=== |
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*[[Mr. Lloyd George]]: Speech on the need for economy.<ref>"Silver Bullet" speech at Local Government Board to Deputation from the Association of Municipal Corporations. Points out necessity for curtailing expenditure and foretells heavy outgoings.</ref> |
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*Battalion situated in the front line experiences some shelling on the Left Company Front.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref> |
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*Two [[other ranks]] are killed and three wounded.<ref name="wdsep17" /> |
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*Operation Orders are received from [[Brigade]].<ref name="wdsep17" /> |
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Revision as of 22:32, 23 January 2018
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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 8 September.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 8 September on The Great War wiki.
1914
Western Front
- Battle of the Marne (continued). Germans forced back over the river. General Foch's decisive move.
- Nancy vainly attacked. Troyon bombarded.
Eastern Front
- Galicia: Fierce battle round Rava Russka.
- Mikolajow (Carpathians) captured by Brusilov's army.
- The Oceanic wrecked off north coast of Scotland.
Political
- Mr. Lloyd George: Speech on the need for economy.[1]
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)
- ↑ "Silver Bullet" speech at Local Government Board to Deputation from the Association of Municipal Corporations. Points out necessity for curtailing expenditure and foretells heavy outgoings.