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==1914==
*Newspaper advertisement: "Men of Cumberland and Westmorland, enlist together, and you will fight together if you join the "Lonsdale" Battalion of the Border Regiment. Preliminary training together at Kendal, Carlisle or Workington. Conditions of Service: Age 19 – 35 years; Enlistment – For the duration of the War; Pay – Usual Army pay and separation allowance. Special recruiting office: Drill Hall, Edkin Street, Workington. N.B. – Private Persons willing to lodge recruits for a short time, are earnestly requested to communicate with Mr. James McKay, Hon. Secretary, Drill Hall, Workington. God Save our King and Country." <ref>Published in the [[Workington Star and Harrington Guardian]], 9 October, 1914.</ref>
==1916==
*Battalion situated in the support line of the Cambrin Sector. Major Wallace G.S.O.s<ref>General Staff Officers.</ref> visits Battalion H.Q. during the afternoon.<ref name="wdoct16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]]</ref>
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