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Battalion Orders: “The Quartermaster has arranged....to provide tea or coffee at 7.0 a.m. for men going to the Baths. 2 biscuits per man will be drawn by O.C. Companies the previous day and issued under Company arrangements. Hot soup and bread will be provided for Companies returning from night work on indent....stating numbers and hour at which the meal is required.” ^[1]
Enlistments to E Company: Anthony Askew (17557) and Robert Carruthers (17558). ^[2]
Promotions to Sergeant: R. Lorrimer (13712) of B Company and L.S. Blezard (13646) of D Company.^[2]
Promotion to Lance Sergeant: J.W. Gibbon (13915) of D Company.^[2]
Promotions to Lance Corporal:^[2]
- J.H. Overend (13672) and T. Ridley (13655) of B Company;
- J.R. Martin (13785) and A. Huddart (16270) of D Company;
- W. Kirkham (17512), W.L. Marsh (17408) and J.A. Atkinson (17410) E Company.
Punishment: T. Carlyle (13389) receives 4 days’ detention.^[2]
The following men are forfeited pay for absence:^[2]

J. O’Toole (13882)
J. Little (15386)
N. Davison (13825)
W. Johnstone (15311)
J. Atkinson (13811)
J. Edmondson (16366)
A. Forsyth (15556)
J. White (15392)
R. Whitfield (16260)
J. Jopson (13773)
J. Moses (13657)
G. Graham (13814)
F. Graves (16327)
J. Lowry (13650)
W. Ferguson (16379)
H.L. Parry (13257)
J. Fairley (13700)
R. Hogg (13746)
J. Bell (13756)
W. Winter (13659)
J. Marshall (13749)
T. Carlyle (13389)

1916

Battalion relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the F1 sector near Aveluy where they move back into billets; one man is killed during the relief.^[3]
Deaths: Joseph Miller Gibson (13383 Pte.)^[4]

1917

Battalion is situated in the trenches at R2 Sector. Night patrols from previous evening reports on enemy locations.^[5]

1918

Our artillery opens at 4am and strafes the enemy positions with gas shells for ½ hour. Retaliation is slight and the remainder of day quiet. No casualties.^[6]
Deaths: John Hunter (26954 Pte.)^[4]

References / notes

Material from Timeline/Chronology of the Lonsdale Battalion (September 1914 - May 1915) are sourced from the DLONS/L/13/13 Lowther Estate Archives. Entries from this timeline are reproduced here with kind permission of Jim Lowther and are not available under the license of this site. Please do not publish these extracts on other publicly visible media without prior permission from the copyright holder.

↑ Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917
↑ 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918

[1] Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136

[lowther135-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Record No. DLONS/L/13/13/136

[wdjan16-3] 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916

[cwgc-4] 4.0 ^4.1
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[5] Commonwealth War Graves Commission

[6] Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

[wdjan17-5] 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917

[wdjan18-6] 11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918

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 ==1915==
-*Battalion Orders: {{quote-left}}The Quartermaster has arranged ... to provide tea or coffee at 7.0 a.m. for men going to the Baths. 2 biscuits per man will be drawn by O.C. Companies the previous day and issued under Company arrangements. Hot soup and bread will be provided for Companies returning from night work on indent ... stating numbers and hour at which the meal is required.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
+*[[Battalion]] Orders: {{quote-left}}The Quartermaster has arranged....to provide tea or coffee at 7.0 a.m. for men going to the Baths. 2 biscuits per man will be drawn by O.C. Companies the previous day and issued under [[Company]] arrangements. Hot soup and bread will be provided for Companies returning from night work on indent....stating numbers and hour at which the meal is required.{{quote-right}} <ref>{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
+*Enlistments to E Company: Anthony Askew (17557) and Robert Carruthers (17558). <ref name="lowther135">{{lowther|recno=136}}</ref>
+*Promotions to [[Sergeant]]: R. Lorrimer (13712) of B Company and L.S. Blezard (13646) of D Company.<ref name="lowther135" />
+*Promotion to [[Lance Sergeant]]: J.W. Gibbon (13915) of D Company.<ref name="lowther135" />
+*Promotions to [[Lance Corporal]]:<ref name="lowther135" />
+**J.H. Overend (13672) and T. Ridley (13655) of B Company;
+**J.R. Martin (13785) and A. Huddart (16270) of D Company;
+**W. Kirkham (17512), W.L. Marsh (17408) and J.A. Atkinson (17410) E Company.
+*Punishment: T. Carlyle (13389) receives 4 days’ detention.<ref name="lowther135" />
+*The following men are forfeited pay for absence:<ref name="lowther135" />
+{{Div col|rules=no|gap=1em|small=no|colwidth=15em}}
+*J. O’Toole (13882)
+*J. Little (15386)
+*N. Davison (13825)
+*W. Johnstone (15311)
+*J. Atkinson (13811)
+*J. Edmondson (16366)
+*A. Forsyth (15556)
+*J. White (15392)
+*R. Whitfield (16260)
+*J. Jopson (13773)
+*J. Moses (13657)
+*G. Graham (13814)
+*F. Graves (16327)
+*J. Lowry (13650)
+*W. Ferguson (16379)
+*H.L. Parry (13257)
+*J. Fairley (13700)
+*R. Hogg (13746)
+*J. Bell (13756)
+*W. Winter (13659)
+*J. Marshall (13749)
+*T. Carlyle (13389)
+{{Div col end}}
 ==1916==
-*Battalion relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the F1 sector near Aveluy where they move back into billets; one man is killed during the relief.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
+*Battalion relieved by the 17th Highland Light Infantry in the F1 sector near Aveluy where they move back into [[billet]]s; one man is killed during the relief.<ref name="wdjan16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1916]]</ref>
+*Deaths: [[Joseph Miller Gibson (13383 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
 ==1917==
-*Battalion is situated in the [[trench|trenches]] at R2 Sector. Night patrols from previous evening reports on enemy locations.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
+*Battalion is situated in the [[trench]]es at R2 Sector. Night patrols from previous evening reports on enemy locations.<ref name="wdjan17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1917]]</ref>
 ==1918==
-*Our artillery opens at 4am and strafes the enemy positions with gas shells for ½ hour. Retaliation is slight and the remainder of day quiet. No casualties.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
+*Our [[artillery]] opens at 4am and strafes the enemy positions with gas shells for ½ hour. Retaliation is slight and the remainder of day quiet. No casualties.<ref name="wdjan18">[[11th Battalion War Diary, January 1918]]</ref>
+*Deaths: [[John Hunter (26954 Pte.)]]<ref name="cwgc">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref>
-<br>
-{{table-deaths
+==References / notes==
- |1914={{clear}}
+<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>
- |1915={{clear}}
- |1916={{clear}}
+{{reflist}}
+<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->
-*[[Joseph Miller Gibson (13383 Pte.)|Gibson, Joseph Miller (13383 Pte.)]]
- |1917={{clear}}
- |1918={{clear}}
-*[[John Hunter (26954 Pte.)|Hunter, John (26954 Pte.)]]
-}}
-{{refs-table2}}
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