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{{Quote|text=I have to act drill-sergeant and buck and bark vociferously to get up a high standard….Men take the talking well. It is much better than punishing….Far better make a man than break him.|person=[[Percy Wilfred Machell|P.W. Machell]], Commanding Officer|source=[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In England|Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale)]]}}
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{{Quote|text=Very good moving on gradually, so the men get used to billeting; it’s a big change for these lads, accustomed to having everything done for them. Their minds move slowly and they think it’s still training; so far we have got along first rate, much better than others. Spring-Rice<ref>
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{{Quote|text=They are in very good form, and prepared to look smiling under all possible circumstances. I had a talk yesterday on the futility of grousing and the necessity of making the best instead of the worst of everything. Sandbags much wanted. I have been in the trenches a lot to-day, and see how useful a private supply would be. Difficulty in keeping the walls standing, owing to the quantity of water, and there is nothing like sandbags.|person=[[Percy Wilfred Machell|P.W. Machell]], Commanding Officer. [[14 December|14th December]] 1915|source=[[Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale) - In France|Record of the XIth (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale)]]}}
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