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==1914==
*11 men are recruited at Cummersdale and 3 men at Kirkbride.<ref>{{lowther|recno=279}}</ref>
*[[Percy Wilfred Machell|Lt-Col. Machell]] in correspondence to the Cumberland & Westmorland [[Territorial
:When a man joins the [[Lonsdale Battalion]] he is taking a wise step. [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|Lord Lonsdale]], whose name we are proud to bear, has lent us marquees, stoves, cookers, & is helping us in every way. We are a battalion of "Pals", men from different localities in the two Counties soldiering together in sections,
:If I am the Commanding Officer, it is not because I am a better man than anyone else, but because I have been a soldier, & know what I have got to do. True discipline is based on the genuine cooperation of all ranks, and we have all of us joined with the one idea. We are out for King & Country and each has got to do his best.
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:There will have to be a lot of drill at first, because drill means system, & we cannot do without it, but drill is not the end, it is only the beginning. On top of drill will come the big thing, the development of the soldier’s sense of duty, the soldier spirit. Once we have got this, everything comes easy, hardship & danger, it is all Duty, and we will do our duty for all we are worth.
:As we have written on our posters, the men of Westmorland & Cumberland will enlist together & fight together, & I look with confidence to the Lonsdale Battalion becoming one of the finest fighting
==1916==
*The Lonsdales have baths in Bethune during the morning; the Commanding Officer visits the
==1917==
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*[[Walter Clough (28666 Pte.)|Clough, Walter (28666 Pte.)]]
*[[James Doyle (33148 L/Sgt.)|Doyle, James (33148 L/Sgt.)]]
*[[Ralph Langton (260274 Pte.)|Langton, Ralph (260274 Pte.)]]
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