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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 10th December 1914 an order was issued to create the Fifth New Army as it was apparent there were still enough volunteers coming in. The Fifth New Army was subsequently titled K4 and was made up of men raised from from localised communities, which were later referred to as 'Pals'.<ref name="1914-1918" /> Men that grew up together enlisted together, trained together, fought together and in many cases, died together. K4 comprised of six Divisions - the 30th through to the 35th and the Lonsdales belonged to the 97th Brigade of the 32nd Division. The actions of Lonsdale Pals battalion throughout its four year's existence are included here as daily events 'on this day'.
==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 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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*Births and deaths of officers, NCO's and other ranks;
*Actions of individuals and small groups;
*The Battalion's movements throughout France and Belgium;
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*Casualty figures, reports, honours and awards;
*Letters and other form of inter-battalion communications;
*Most importantly, war diary extracts.
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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.▼
▲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.
▲==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 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.
==Notes, references and sources==
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