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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.

 

==Acknowledgements==