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==1916 (Tuesday)==
==1916 (Tuesday)==
*Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small [[working parties]].<ref group="note">Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.</ref>
*Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in {{gw|Division}}al and {{gw|Brigade}} manoeuvres, training and small {{gw|working parties}}.<ref group="lower-alpha">Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.</ref>


==1917 (Wednesday)==
==1917 (Wednesday)==
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==1918 (Thursday)==
==1918 (Thursday)==
*Berles-au-Bois: Usual [[company]] training and sports.
*Berles-au-Bois: Usual {{gw|company}} training and sports.
*At midnight the [[11th Battalion (Lonsdale)]] is amalgamated with the [[1/5th Border Regiment]].<ref group="note">At midnight on 9/[[10 May]] the [[5th Border Regiment]] and [[11th Border Regiment]] were amalgamated. After amalgamation a training cadre of ten officers and 51 [[other ranks]] was formed and retained the Lonsdale title of the 11th Battalion the Border Regiment, which continued as a training cadre until total disbandment on [[31 July]] 1918. The remaining cadre then joined the [[1/5th Border Regiment]] and the Lonsdale Battalion ceased to exist.</ref>
*At midnight the [[11th Battalion (Lonsdale)]] is amalgamated with the [[1/5th Border Regiment]].<ref group="lower-alpha">At midnight on 9/[[10 May]] the [[5th Border Regiment]] and [[11th Border Regiment]] were amalgamated. After amalgamation a training cadre of ten officers and 51 other ranks was formed and retained the Lonsdale title of the 11th Battalion the Border Regiment, which continued as a training cadre until total disbandment on [[31 July]] 1918. The remaining cadre then joined the [[1/5th Border Regiment]] and the Lonsdale Battalion ceased to exist.</ref>
*Ten officers and 123 [[other ranks]] join the Battalion.
*Ten officers and 123 {{gw|other ranks}} join the Battalion.


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[[Category:Events by day|130]]
[[Category:Events by day|130]]
[[Category:May events|09]]
[[Category:May events|09]]

Latest revision as of 16:15, 17 May 2024

May

Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 9 May.
For events that took place elsewhere, see 9 May on The Great War wiki.

1916 (Tuesday)

1917 (Wednesday)

  • Offoy: Battalion drill and training.

1918 (Thursday)

Notes

  1. Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.
  2. At midnight on 9/10 May the 5th Border Regiment and 11th Border Regiment were amalgamated. After amalgamation a training cadre of ten officers and 51 other ranks was formed and retained the Lonsdale title of the 11th Battalion the Border Regiment, which continued as a training cadre until total disbandment on 31 July 1918. The remaining cadre then joined the 1/5th Border Regiment and the Lonsdale Battalion ceased to exist.

References

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