9 November: Difference between revisions

▲*Provisional arrangements by the Cockermouth Joint Political recruiting Committee: {{quote-left}}The County Industrial School Band....to meet contingent of West County men belonging to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]’s [[Lonsdale Battalion|Battalion]] marching from Workington. This Contingent....will march to the Railway Station....where some half dozen of the [Westmorland & Cumberland] Yeomanry will join them – then all will proceed....to Market Place where Col. Weston M.P. will speak.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=?}}</ref>

▲*A detachment of the [[The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction|Lonsdales]], under the command of 2nd Lieut. W.A. Hobson, continue events from [[7 November]] and march to Cockermouth at 10.30am. They are met by a band and continue to march through the town.<ref name="news">[[Lonsdale Battalion Coming Tomorrow|Letter]] written by [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] to the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], published [[6 November]], 1914.</ref>

▲*At 12.15pm a dinner provided<ref>Arrangement were made by Mr. Tyson, the High Sheriff of Cumberland.</ref> then the men fall out until 4.10pm, when they parade for tea.<ref name="news" />

▲*The detachment then marches to Cockermouth station entrains at 5.47pm for the return journey to Cummersdale station, where they march home to barracks.<ref name="news" />

▲*Letter to [[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] from T. Armstrong, vicar of Brampton: {{quote-left}}I hear that a detachment of the Lonsdale Battn. is coming to Brampton on the Hiring Day, [[11 November|Nov 11th]] & will stay overnight in the town. As that night is the rowdiest of the year, with a lot of drinking, & worse – we should be grateful to you if you would kindly see that some officer is sent with them who will be able to exercise a fairly strong control over them. On each hiring day towards the evening may be seen numbers of half-drunken lads and girls & these would be a great temptation to your young men of whom we are justly proud....The hiring practically ends by one o’clock: after that there is much dancing & drinking.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=7}}</ref>