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<div style="font-size:250%; font-weight:100; text-align:center;">Welcome to the Lonsdale Battalion</div>
<div style="font-size:88%; font-weight:600; text-align:right;">Interested in joining and helping out? You can do so by [[Special:CreateAccount|creating a new account]]</div>
<div style="text-align:right;"><small>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} – {{LOCALTIME}} ([[w:British Summer Time|BST]])</small><!--or (w:Greenwich Mean Time|GMT)--></div><div style="font-size:250%; font-weight:100; text-align:center;">Welcome to the Lonsdale Battalion</div>
<div style="font-size:150%; font-weight:100; text-align:center;'>The home of the<br>11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment in the First World War</div>
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<div style="font-size:115%; font-weight:100; text-align:center;">''Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense'' — Evil be to Him who Evil Thinks</div>
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| content = <p align="justify">The Lonsdales'''11th (Service) Battalion Border Regiment''', also known as the '''Lonsdale Battalion''' werewas a 'Pals' battalion formed of three detachments at Carlisle, Kendal and Workington by the [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Earl of Lonsdale]] and an Executive Committee. The Battalion became a well-trained, disciplined unit of volunteers answeringthat answered Field Marshal Earl Kitchener's call to arms - to fight for King and Country. Men that had grown up together enlisted together and {{quote-left}}during these formative days of the Battalion’s earliest history it became clear to everyone in the Border Counties that this really was a Battalion of 'Pals,' of comrades, and of Border men.{{quote-right}}&nbsp;-&nbsp;[[The Lonsdale Battalion Border Regiment, September 1914 to June 1915]]</p><span style="float:right;">[[The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction|Interested? Get started here]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Group font awesome.svg|right|20px|link=The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction]] </span>{{clear}}
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| title = The Lonsdale Battalion &ndash; On This Day
| content = <p align="justify">On this day is a listing of historical daily events associated with the movements actions of the [[Lonsdale Battalion]], from formation inbetween 1914 through to its disbandment in &ndash;1918. The Lonsdales were a 'Pals' battalion, volunteers answering Field Marshal Earl Kitchener's call to arms - to fight for King and Country. The actions of this Pals battalion throughout its four year's existence are included here as daily events 'on this day'. In this case, anAn event is thea term used broadly to describe a particular action or set of actions. Ansuch event could beas: a reference to bayonet training, digging entrenchments, receiving orders by the commanding officer, detailed fighting on the front line, orfighting itand coulda bevariety aof simple reportreports onincluding casualty figures, among many others. → </psmall><spanPlease style="float:right;">[[{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|Onnote this dayinformation {{CURRENTDAY}}refreshes {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}]]&nbsp;{{·}}&nbsp;[[About 'on thisevery day'|Find out more]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Calendar font awesome.svg|right|20px|link=Lonsdale Battalion on this day...]]</spansmall>{{clear}}
<span style="font-size:130%; text-align:center;">On this day in history ([[{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}]])</span>{{:{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}}
</p><span style="float:right;">[[{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}|On this day {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}]]&nbsp;{{·}}&nbsp;[[About 'on this day'|Find out more]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Calendar font awesome.svg|right|20px|link=Lonsdale Battalion on this day...]]</span>{{clear}}
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| content = <p align="justify">Peruse over a collection of images of the Lonsdales during their initial training period at [[Blackhall Camp]], Carlisle, before being shipped over to France. See the men in their civvies lining up for roll call, engaged in bayonet training and aiming drills, digging entrenchments and physical exercise. Plus, see photos of officers, individuals, groups, obituaries, cap badges and other insignia.</p><center><gallery mode=packed-hover heights=150>
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File:Grandstand at Blackhall Racecourse.jpg|The grandstand at [[Blackhall Racecourse]]
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File:Percy Wilfred Machell 01.jpg|[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. P.W. Machell]]
File:Digging entrenchments.jpg|thumb|200px|Digging entrenchments
File:Inspection by Lord Lonsdale 02.jpg|thumb|200px|Inspection of the Battalion by [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]▼
File:Physical_drill.jpg|Physical drill
File:Aiming_drill.jpg|Aiming drill
▲File:Inspection by Lord Lonsdale 02.jpg|thumb|200px|Inspection of the Battalion by [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]]
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<p align="justify">Peruse over a collection of images of the Lonsdales during their initial training period at [[Blackhall Camp]], Carlisle, before being shipped over to France. See the men in their civvies lining up for roll call, engaged in bayonet training and aiming drills, digging entrenchments and physical exercise. Plus, see photos of officers, individuals, groups, obituaries, cap badges and other insignia.</p><span style="float:right;">[[Lonsdale Battalion image gallery|The image galleries]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Camera font awesome.svg|top|20px|link=Lonsdale Battalion image gallery]]</span>{{clear}}
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Living day to day surrounded by death and the fear of never seeing loved ones again made the propaganda drive all the more effective as those at home learned about their sons and fathers fighting for the freedoms that many of us today take for granted. The press in recent times, however, enlighten us with stark reminders of bygone times and more often than not, heartwarming tributes of those who served over 100 years ago.</p><span style="float:right; padding-right:15px 15px;">[[Newspaper articles|Lonsdales in the press]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Globe font awesome.svg|right|20px|link=Newspaper articles]]</span>{{clear}}
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HELPING OUT
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| content = <p align="justify">Interested in helping out around here? There is always something to write, discover and learn about the [[The Lonsdale Battalion - an introduction|Lonsdale Battalion]] and the [[Border Regiment]]. As you can see from the menu on the left there are several projects that are a work-in-progress. Take a look at the [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes made to the site]] to see what has been happening lately.
 
Our largest on-going project is the [[Lonsdale Battalion on this day...]] project. This is a listing of historical events associated with the actions of the Lonsdales, from formation in 1914 through to its disbandment in 1918. Whenever we learn something new and interesting about the Lonsdales we like to include what we can in the interest of free and accessible knowledge. Every project, however, no matter how large or small is just as important as the next, which is why they are of equal value and interest. Currently there are many other [[The Lonsdale Battalion:Site projects|site projects]] either on the go or waiting to be started, and this is where we need your help in making these available for everyone.
 
If you are interested in helping out you can [[The Lonsdale Battalion:Administrator's noticeboard|contact us]] with any questions you may have about any of the projects. Alternatively, if you have spotted any errors and omissions, would like to create news pages or simply edit some existing ones, you can do so by [[Special:CreateAccount|creating a new account]] and off you go. We look forward to seeing you around.
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