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<noinclude>{{Calendar|September|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__
==1914==
*Enlistments: [[Leonard Close (13462 Pte.)]].
*{{WF}} [[Battle of the Marne]] (continued). Germans forced back over the river. [[General Foch]]'s decisive move.
==1916==
**[[Nancy]] vainly attacked. [[Troyon]] [[bombarded]].
*[[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>
*{{EF}} [[Galicia]]: Fierce battle round [[Rava-Ruska]].
*Relief commences at 1:30am and completes by 2:15am.<ref name="wdsep16" />
**[[Mikolajow]] ([[Carpathians]]) captured by Brusilov's army.
*{{NO}} The ''[[HMS Oceanic|Oceanic]]'' wrecked off north coast of Scotland.
*{{PO}} [[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>
 
==19151917==
*Battalion situated in the front line experiences some shelling on the Left Company Front.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
*{{HF}} [[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on East Suffolk and London concludes. Civilian casualties: 18 killed (inc. 6 children) and 37 injured (inc. 13 children). Military casualties: 1 injured.
*Two [[other ranks]] are killed and three wounded.<ref name="wdsep17" />
**Another Zeppelin air raid on North Riding, Norfolk and London begins.
*Operation Orders are received from [[Brigade]].<ref name="wdsep17" />
 
==References / notes==
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