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97th Infantry Brigade    11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, The Border Regiment was raised in Penrith, Carlisle, Kendal and Workington on 17 September 1914 by the Earl of Lonsdale and an Executive Committee. They trained at Carlisle Racecourse. In May 1915 they moved to Prees Heath and joined 97th Brigade in 32nd Division. In June 1915 they moved to Wensleydale and then to Fovant in August. The Battalion was adopted by the War Office on the 27th of August 1915. They proceeded to Framce and landed at Boulogne on the 23rd of November 1915. They saw action at The Battle of the Somme in 1916, Operations on the Ancre and the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in 1917. In early 1918 they were in action on The Somme. On the 10th of May 1918 the Battalion was reduced to cadre strength, with surplus men being transferred to 1/5th Battalion On the 13 May the remainder of the Battalion transferred to the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division and on the 31st of July 1918 the 11th Battalion was absorbed by 5th Bn    97th Brigade was formed in 1915 as part of 32nd Division and was initially made up of 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment 15th (1st Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, 16th (2nd Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry and 17th (3rd Glasgow) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. 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Artillery & Stokes gun bombardment by 97 Infantry Brigade. is reported by 18th DLI who are at Gore. 18th DLI war diary WO95/2361/1 27th Sep 1916 Cleaning up 28th Sep 1916 Exercise   29th Sep 1916 Training   30th Sep 1916 Baths 1st Oct 1916 Training 2nd Oct 1916 Training 3rd Oct 1916 Training 4th Oct 1916 Shoots 5th Oct 1916 Strafe 6th Oct 1916 Bombardment 7th Oct 1916 Recce 8th Oct 1916 Reliefs 9th Oct 1916 Working Parties 10th Oct 1916 Working Parties 10th October 1916 Billets   11th Oct 1916 Working Parties 12th Oct 1916 Recce 13th Oct 1916 Reliefs 14th Oct 1916 On the March 15th Oct 1916 On the March 16th Oct 1916 On the March 17th Oct 1916 On the March 18th Oct 1916 On the March 19th Oct 1916 On the March 20th Oct 1916 Training 21st Oct 1916 On the March 22nd Oct 1916 Training 23rd Oct 1916 On the March 24th Oct 1916 Training 25th Oct 1916 Working Parties & Training 26th Oct 1916 Working Parties & Training 27th Oct 1916 Working Parties & Training 28th Oct 1916 Working Parties & 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Andrew Bryson Forrest MM. 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry I copy the citation verbatim describing the valour of Private A.B. Forrest from what appears to be a small typed sheet produced on a camp typewriter and now in his descendants' possession with the Military Medal that was awarded to him: "No. 40899 Private A.B. Forrest, 17th High.L.I. This man is a messenger. On the 10th July, 1917 this man's Company were garrisoning the Pres'Quille Defences. He himself carried up all the meals for his platoon which was in the area most heavily shelled, besides carrying many messages with regard to the situation from the platoon to the Company Headquarters. Whilst taking one of these messages he found a party buried in one of the communication trenches. He immediately dug them out himself and after having done this under most intense artillery fire he lad the men to part of the line where he knew thickening was required through casualties having occurred. This man's behaviour was most gallant through the entire action. [Handwritten signature indecipherable: G.Q Roching ?] Capt. Staff Captain 97th Inf. Bde. 1st August, 1917" Add to this record.

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