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[[File:Squad of recruits 02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Squad of recruits on the [[Blackhall Racecourse|Blackhall]]]][[File:Bayonet training 02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Training with bayonets]][[File:Hut in the lines.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A group by hutments]]
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File:Percy Wilfred Machell at Blackhall Racecourse.jpg|Officers|link=Officers (image gallery)
File:Non-commissioned officers (cropped).jpg|NCOs|link=Non-commissioned officers (image gallery)
File:William David Nash of Orton (cropped).jpg|Other Ranks|link=Other ranks (image gallery)
File:Prees Hall training camp (cropped).jpg|Groups|link=Groups - officers and other ranks (image gallery)
File:Bayonet training (cropped).jpg|Early Days & Training|link=Early days of the Lonsdale Battalion (image gallery)
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver).jpg|Cap Badges|link=Cap badges (image gallery)
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==The galleries==▼
Here you will find images relating specifically to the [[The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction|Lonsdale Battalion]] during their initial formation and early stages of training up to and including the latter half of 1915. The galleries consist mostly of small collections primarily grouped by subject, although there are some several images that cross over into more than one subject. ManyThe majority of these images come from onea uniquefew source:sources, two being ''[[The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915]]''.<ref>A small booklet comprising a selection of photographs from the Lonsdale Battalion's early days of training. The booklet was published in 1915 by Chas. Thurnham and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle. Digital copy provided by Kevin Johnstone.</ref> and comprisea series of rare sepia-toned photographic postcards, both comprising images from their initial training period at [[Blackhall Racecourse]] (Battalion HQ) through to time spent at [[Glossary:Prees Heath Camp|Prees Heath Camp]] and [[Glossary:Leyburn Camp|Leyburn Camp]] before embarking for French shores. SeeThe images depict the men in their civvies lining up for roll call, engaged in bayonet training and aiming drills, digging entrenchments, physical exercise and parading through the streets of Carlisle. Other galleriesimages consistfrom ofthe newspaperlocal imagesnewspapers ofdepict officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks, used mainly in articles about the heroic deeds of local Cumberland and Westmorland men, loved ones that are missing, wounded and presumed dead. Also,which a large number of images have come from obituaries. ▼
 
==The navigation bar==
==Welcome to the image gallery==
This is the main way to navigate between galleries. The navigation bar is situated at the top of every gallery page and can be used to navigate between all currently available galleries.{{Gallery-navbar}}
With the above little tidbit of thought in mind, think about the First World War. What images come to mind? Maybe some of those established Imperial War Museum images seen among the plethora of websites and publications across the globe conjure up images battle-torn villages, quagmires, trenches, artillery and soldiers "going over the top." There are countless images taken from countless vantage points from many different countries, all depicting every conceivable aspect of the horrors of war. This gallery is not like that. In fact it is very different indeed, as you will see.
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▲==The galleries==
▲Here you will find images relating specifically to the [[The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction|Lonsdale Battalion]]. The galleries consist of small collections grouped by subject. Many of these come from one unique source: ''[[The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915]]''.<ref>A small booklet comprising a selection of photographs from the Lonsdale Battalion's early days of training. The booklet was published in 1915 by Chas. Thurnham and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle. Digital copy provided by Kevin Johnstone.</ref> and comprise images from their initial training period at [[Blackhall Racecourse]] (Battalion HQ) before embarking for French shores. See the men in their civvies lining up for roll call, engaged in bayonet training and aiming drills, digging entrenchments, physical exercise and parading through the streets of Carlisle. Other galleries consist of newspaper images of officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks, used mainly in articles about the heroic deeds of local Cumberland and Westmorland men, loved ones that are missing, wounded and presumed dead. Also, a large number of images have come from obituaries.
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{{Gallery-navbar}}<br>
<center>The gallery navigation links above will be situated at the top of every gallery page. Use this to navigate between the galleries.</center>
 
==Acknowledgements==
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*Kevin Johnstone for providing us with a copy of the above-named booklet. Kevin is passionate about the Lonsdales and has worked tirelessly on his own research,<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/granatloch/ The Lonsdale Pals Battalion, 11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment 1914-1918]</ref> and collecting images produced here with his kind permission.
*[[Colin Bardgett]] for allowing the use of images from his book ''[[The Lonsdale Battalion 1914-1918]]''.<ref>The images from this publication were kindly granted permission by Colin for use on the Border Regiment Wiki when it was first set up in 2005. That site has been discontinued and no longer exists. It has been replaced with this site, ''The Lonsdale Battalion &ndash; The home of the 11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment in the First World War''. Images used on the discontinued site have now been uploaded to this current site.</ref>
 
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==References / notes==
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