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==1916 (Tuesday)==
*[[Contay Wood: Battalion]] in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small [[working parties]].<ref>A group="note">Training ofcontinues soldiersfor (orthose prisoners) thatwho are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref>Training continuesable during the whole period of isolation.</ref><ref name="wdmay16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, May 1916]]</ref>
*A draft of 50 [[other ranks]] join the Battalion.<ref name="wdmay16" />
 
==1917 (Wednesday)==
==References / notes==
*Offoy: Battalion drill and training.
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==1918 (Thursday)==
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*Berles-au-Bois: Usual [[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>
*ATen draftofficers ofand 50123 [[other ranks]] join the Battalion.<ref name="wdmay16" />
 
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