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'''On this day''' is a listing of historical events associated with the actions of the [[Lonsdale Battalion]], from formation in 1914 through to its [[gw:Disband|disbandment]] in 1918. The Lonsdales were a 'Pals' battalion, volunteers answering [[gw:Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Field Marshal Earl Kitchener]]'s call to arms - to fight for King and Country.
==Who were the 'Pals'? - The call to arms==
On the [[6 August|6th August]] Kitchener's plan to swell the ranks of the regular army with volunteers was approved by Parliament to an of increase of 500,000 men. Each man would sign up for no less than three year's service or the duration of the war (whichever the longest option) and thus, agree to be sent anywhere the army required them.<ref name="1914-1918">''[http://www.1914-1918.net/kitcheners.htm Kitchener's Army 1914-1918]''. 1914-1918.net. N.p., 2016. Web. 9 July 2016.</ref> On the
Details of Kitchener's Army are beyond the scope of this piece but suffice to say, K4 becomes a little convoluted at this point. K4 did not become a reserve force but were trained as regular fighting units. Then it was reconverted into reserve units. But by the
==What are 'events'?==
In this case, an event is the term used broadly to describe a particular action or set of actions. An event could be a reference to bayonet training, digging [[gw:entrenching|entrenchments]], receiving orders by the commanding officer, detailed fighting on the front line, or it could be a simple report on casualty figures, among many others. The events are listed with specific intent to make clear the structure of a particular day's action, or inaction as the case may sometimes be. Events are set out under a single day with the headings: [[1 January]], [[2 January]], [[3 January]] etc. Each event is bulleted under separate year headings with the oldest listed first. For example, events that happened in 1914 are placed above events that happened in 1915, 1916 and so on. A single month calendar is included on each page to enable easy navigation between days of the month and months of the year.
Events comprise a variety of subjects, including:
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This list is by no means exhaustive and remains open to the inclusion of other relevant information. But nonetheless, they form the backbone of the project and have been used specifically to reinforce a seamless series of events.
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The events are conveyed in a concise and coherent manner to ensure that what you read on this site is succinct and, more importantly, genuine. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy there may be events where dates appear misleading. This can result in conflicting sources although human error is also a real factor to consider; errors can often be overlooked but in most cases this is not intentional.
*'''References''' – are the various source materials referred to compiling each day's events. These are usually in the form of citations and links to other pages within the site that have been transcribed from original source documents.
*'''Notes''' – are
==Months and days of the year calendar==
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==References / notes==
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