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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|April\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}__NOTOC__</noinclude>~~__NOTOC__~~ ==1915 (Friday)== {{preceding}} French completes the capture of [[Les Éparges]]. Copy memo. of [[William Walter Riddell Binning\|Major Binning]]: {{quote-left}}It has been suggested that an album of photos of the [[Lonsdale Battalion]] for sale in a cheap form, would be of considerable assistance to recruiting.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=47}}</ref> Germans [[bombard]] [[Reims]]. Regarding bathing: {{quote-left}}As long as the [[Battalion]] remains at Carlisle, [[company\|companies]] will attend Baths as usual.<ref>{{lowther\|recno=135}}</ref> Indecisive fighting on the [[Meuse]]. Russians make progress near [[Suvalki]]. Continued indecisive fighting in the [[Carpathians]]. [[Greece]]: M. Venizelos temporarily retires from public life. General Sir John Nixon relieves General Sir Arthur Barrett as Commander-in-Chief [[Indian Expeditionary Force]] "D" Mesopotamia (see [[13 November]] 1914, [[18 March]] 1915, and [[19 January]] 1916). ==~~Notes~~1916 (Sunday)== Senlis: Situated in [[billet\|billets]] involved in training. ~~<references group="note"/>~~ ~~==References==~~ ==1917 (Monday)== ~~{{reflist}}~~ Holnon: Remains in support to two battalions in the front line. ~~==Acknowledgements==~~ One Company provides immediate support to the 17th Highland Light Infantry. ~~{{acknowledgements}}~~ Work is done on shelters. <noinclude>▼ Deaths: [[William Walker Inman (24707 L/Cpl.)]] dies aged 23. ==1918 (Tuesday)== In the Line: Enemy patrol outside [[Lonsdales]]' position at 6am and fired on. Party retires but comes again, giving themselves up. 10th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders take seven prisoners; Lonsdales take four. Hostile [[artillery]] is active on Cojeul Valley. Battalion Headquarters is moved into a new dugout. Deaths: [[James Kelly (28946 Pte.)]] is [[killed in action]]. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|100]] [[Category:April events\|09]]