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Aircraft and crew Catalina affair

tp 47 canso (catalina) @ swedish air force museum. three days after initial incident, on june 16, 1952, 2 consolidated pby-5 catalina flying boats, known in swedish service tp 47, searched dc-3 north of estonia. 1 of aircraft, carrying airframe serial no. 47002, shot down soviet aircraft, crew of 5 ditched near west german freighter münsterland , rescued.

Family Benito Mussolini

tomb of mussolini in family crypt, in cemetery of predappio mussolini survived wife, rachele mussolini, 2 sons, vittorio , romano mussolini, , daughters edda (the widow of count ciano) , anna maria. third son, bruno, killed in air accident while flying piaggio p.108 bomber on test mission, on 7 august 1941. oldest son, benito albino mussolini, marriage ida dalser, ordered stop declaring mussolini father , in 1935 forcibly committed asylum in milan, murdered on 26 august 1942 after repeated coma-inducing injections. alessandra mussolini, daughter of romano mussolini, benito mussolini s fourth son, , of anna maria scicolone, sophia loren s sister, has been member of european parliament far-right social alternative movement, deputy in italian lower chamber , served in senate member of silvio berlusconi s forza italia party.

Reactions 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict

a pro-israeli demonstration supporting israel , israel defense forces in tzuk eytan banner on kindergarten in kiryat ono saying dear soldiers! take care of yourselves! our heroes! demonstration against operation protective edge in tel aviv, israel. a majority of israeli public supported operation protective edge. nonetheless, there protests throughout israel, after 700 people arrested, including 224 people east jerusalem. subsequently released, face charges. there continuous protests , clashes in west bank. funeral of mohammed abu khdeir on 4 july joined thousands of mourners, , accompanied clashes across east jerusalem throughout weekend. according ocha, 23 palestinians killed , 2,218 wounded idf, 38% of latter live fire. according plo, 32 palestinians killed in west bank in period 13 june – 26 august, 1400 wounded israeli fire , 1,700 detained in largest offensive in west bank since second intifada. plo stated 1,472 settlement homes had been approved on summer. during war there on 3

Evidence Murder of Ben Kinsella

1 evidence 1.1 witnesses, forensics , apprehension 1.2 letter alleyne kellie 1.3 covert tape evidence the prosecution amassed large amount of evidence used during 7-week trial. witnesses, forensics , apprehension all 3 defendants witnessed running @ kinsella prior murder , later standing shortly afterwards. alleyne , kika seen going alleyne s father s flat. flat raided police shortly afterwards, alleyne , kika had walked through police cordon , fled alleyne s cousin s flat in chadwell heath apprehended after running along rooftops. alleyne s father had indicated alleyne , kika returned flat around 02.30, changed statement 6 months later, claiming confused due injury received during raid itself. when giving testimony, alleyne s father admitted son had said him, if hadn t been you, wouldn t in mess . 72 spots of kinsella s blood later identified on pair of alleyne s jeans handed sister dispose of, , traces found on kika s belt. several of kinsella s friends testified braithwaite s activ

The Weimar years (1918–35) Hans Baluschek

baluschek s cover illustration, 1919 for baluschek artist, following years dominated illustrations of fairytales, , contributed little peter s journey moon (peterchens mondfahrt) in 1919 still considered classics of children s literature. baluschek illustrated other children s books, among them calendar tells (was der kalender erzählt), fairytale-land (in s märchenland) , little people, little animals, , little things (von menschlein, tierlein, dinglein), appearing in 1919, 1922 , 1924 respectively. illustrated 1925 edition of grimm s fairytales. meanwhile, produced posters , promotional materials theater , cinema, along drawings of costumes producers, , imaginative scenes of berlin life famed lutter & wegner wine bar. like many other artists, balluschek found himself in crisis after war, seized opportunities, , decided become active in cultural education. supported production of film mother krause s journey happiness (1919), depicted cruelty of poverty , lauded communism saving fo

Events 1555 in France

10 november: antarctic france. 26 march - amboise ordinance punishing 1,000 pounds fine usurpers of nobility in france. 23 may - election of paul iv (gian pietro carafa), 223rd pope of catholic church (end of pontificate in 1559). succeeds pope marcellus ii, dead after 22 days of reign. reforms dataria , inquisition. coming ancient neapolitan family, traditionally hostile aragonese, makes alliance king of france expel habsburgs naples. 25 may - antoine de bourbon (1518–1562) , jeanne d albret become king , queen of navarre. 10 july - 5 august - jacques de sores, in head of french fleet, burns , pillages havana , castillo de la real fuerza governor hernando de soto had built counter acts of piracy. 15 , 16 july - french troops defeated imperials during battles of gimnée , givet, on border of netherlands, , must withdraw. 15 august - nostradamus, invited queen, arrives in paris after passing lyon. received @ court, in paris , blois. 10 november - in brazil, french expedition strong of 3

War Ministries List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II

1 war ministries 1.1 munitions minister 1.2 material section, war ministry 1.3 sagami army arsenal 1.4 tokyo army arsenal 1.5 army remount department 1.6 inspector general of chemical warfare 1.7 officer in inspectorate general 1.8 army section, imperial general headquarters 1.9 Ōita pw internment camp staff 1.10 army allied prisoner of war information bureau 1.11 war minister 1.12 deputy minister of war 1.13 vice-minister of war 1.14 secretary war minister 1.15 military affairs bureau, war ministry 1.16 economic mobilization bureau in war ministry , related sections 1.17 personal bureau of war ministry 1.18 press relations branch, ministry of war 1.19 army field marshal 1.20 provost marshal general 1.21 general affairs bureau, provost marshal headquarters 1.22 inspectorate general of military training 1.23 imperial army-navy military teaching , training services units 1.24 army officers in reserve list war ministries munitions minister hideki tōjō: concurrent chief of munitions minist

Language Culture of the Falkland Islands

the english language used, in british english form. however, due isolation of islands, small population retains own accent/dialect. in rural areas (i.e. anywhere outside port stanley), known camp (from spanish campo), falkland accent tends stronger. dialect has resemblances australian, new zealand, west country , norfolk dialects of english, lowland scots. other notable falkland island terms words kelper meaning person lives in falklands, etymologically, term comes kelp surrounding islands (although term considered pejorative); , smoko referring smoking break. the official language of falkland islands english , spoken languages in falkland islands lowland scots, spanish, yaghan , french.

Boom and bubble (1901-1914) Sporthotel Pontresina

hotel buses awaiting guests @ samedan railway station technical progress impacted transport links. on 1 july 1903 albula railway opened between thusis , samedan, connected engadin region cantonal capital, chur. hitherto hotel guests had been required undergo ten-hour journey, post carriage, via julier or albula pass in order reach pontresina chur. ten hour post carriage journey replaced four-hour railway journey. @ samedan station trains met hotel pontresina s own horse-drawn bus final 6 km (4 mile) climb valley pontresina. 5 years before branch line passing through pontresina opened, on 1 july 1908, in process linking albula railway bernina railway , creating through route tirano in italy. a more rapid and, in winter, more predictable transport link brought increase in tourist numbers. in response, there sudden increase in tourist facilities, including number of substantial new hotels, in pontresina. result , driver of tourism boom funicular service opened in 1907 between punt muragl

Line-up N.R.M.

oleg demidovich yury levkov - lead vocals (since 2010), bass pete pavlov - guitar (since 1993) oleg demidovich - drums past members lavon volsky - lead vocals, keyboards, guitars (1981–2010) vladimir davidovsky - guitar (1981–1989) sergei loskutov - rhythm guitar (1981) benedict konev-petushkovich - guitar (1989–1992) oleg pipin - guitar (1992) leonid shirin - guitar (june–september 1992) viktor shot - guitar (september 1992–1993) yury tsyankevich - percussion (1992–1994) viktor smolsky - guitar (1993) timeline

History Durdans Hospital

^ colombo 03: when roads cart tracks archived 2015-06-13 @ wayback machine., ceylon today, retrieved 11 june 2015 ^ durdans accredited jci gold seal of approval . sri lanka daily news. july 31, 2014. archived original on august 7, 2015. retrieved march 9, 2015.  ^ durdans opens liaison office in maldives . sri lanka daily news. october 6, 2014. archived original on april 22, 2015. retrieved march 9, 2015. 

Flora and fauna Yellow Sea

migration paths , resting grounds of bar-tailed godwit @ yellow sea. the sea rich in seaweed (predominantly kelp, laminaria japonica), cephalopods, crustaceans, shellfishes, clams, , in blue-green algae bloom in summer , contribute water color (see image above). example, seaweed production in area high 1.5 million tonnes in 1979 china alone. abundance of species increases toward south , indicates high sea productivity accounts large fish production in sea. newer species of goby fish discovered. the southern part of yellow sea, including entire west coast of korea, contains 10 km-wide (6.2 mi) belt of intertidal mudflats, has total area of 2,850 km (1,100 sq mi) , maintained 4–10 m (13–33 ft). flats consist of highly productive sediments rich benthic fauna , of great importance migratory waders , shorebirds. surveys show area single important site migratory birds on northward migration in entire east asian – australasian flyway, more 35 species occurring in internationally significant n

History Canadian hip hop

1 history 1.1 late 1980s/early 1990s: rise of canadian hip hop 1.2 mid-1990s 1.3 1998: northern touch 1.4 2000s: breakthrough 1.5 2010s: new toronto sound history late 1980s/early 1990s: rise of canadian hip hop artists such devon, maestro fresh-wes , dream warriors did manage, brief time in late 80s , 90s, break mainstream. in 1989, maestro s first single, let backbone slide , first canadian hip-hop single break national top 40 , u.s. billboard charts. remained bestselling canadian hip hop single of time until 2008. other notable rap singles of era include maestro s drop needle , devon s mr. metro , dream warriors definition of boombastic jazz style , wash face in sink , ground control s dope jam , mcj , cool g s no sex sister , listen , , kish s rhyme world in 80 days . michie mee became, in 1988, first canadian rapper sign deal american record label. action did not result in significant chart success her—she has asserted in interviews reggae influences on 1991 debut al

Release Fruitvale Station

1 release 1.1 box office 1.2 critical reception 1.3 accolades 1.4 home media release fruitvale station premiered on january 19, 2013 during 2013 sundance film festival listed fruitvale before undergoing title change. after premiering @ sundance, film @ center of distribution bidding war. rights film acquired weinstein company approximately us$2 million. in may 2013, fruitvale station appeared in un regard, award section recognizing unique , innovative films, @ 66th cannes film festival , won award best first film. the oakland premiere held private screening @ grand lake theater on june 20, 2013. film opened in select theaters on july 12. opening took place same time florida jury decided verdict in trial of george zimmerman shooting trayvon martin. box office the film grossed estimated $127,445 on first day , ended first weekend of limited release $377,285 7 theaters $53,898 per-theater-average. third highest opening of year film in limited release (behind spring breakers , place beyond

Board of Trustees.5B48.5D San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

1 board of trustees 1.1 officers 1.2 elected trustees 1.3 chair emeritus 1.4 honorary trustees 1.5 artist trustees 1.6 membership board of trustees officers charles r. schwab, chair robert j. fisher, president mimi l. haas, vice chair diana nelson, vice chair robin m. wright, vice chair dennis j. wong, secretary/treasurer elected trustees

Civil War and Gilded Age Indianapolis

confederate pows @ camp morton in 1864. child laborers in indianapolis furniture factory, 1908. during american civil war, indianapolis loyal union cause. governor oliver p. morton, major supporter of president abraham lincoln, made indianapolis rallying place union army troops. on february 11, 1861, president-elect lincoln arrived in city, en route washington, d.c. presidential inauguration, marking first visit president-elect in city s history. on april 16, 1861, first orders issued form indiana s first regiments , establish indianapolis headquarters state s volunteer soldiers. within week, more 12,000 recruits signed fight union. indianapolis became major logistics hub during war, establishing city crucial military base. between 1860 , 1870, city s population more doubled. estimated 4,000 men indianapolis served in 39 regiments, , estimated 700 died during war. on may 20, 1863, union soldiers attempted disrupt statewide democratic convention @ indianapolis, forcing proceedings adjou

Management San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

1 management 1.1 audience engagement 1.2 board of trustees 1.3 funding management audience engagement the museum expects attendance jump current 650,000 year more 1 million visitors annually once new wing opens. board of trustees the sfmoma board chaired charles r. schwab, president robert j. fisher. sfmoma reserves 1 seat on board working artist serves three-year period; special board position comes no financial obligations museum includes right vote , participate in committees. funding by 2010, san francisco museum of modern art raised $250 million, allowing double size of endowment , put $150 million toward expansion.

History Chloroflexi (phylum)

the taxon name created in 2001 edition of volume 1 of bergey s manual of systematic bacteriology , latin plural of name chloroflexus, name of type genus of phylum, common practice. in 1987, carl woese, regarded forerunner of molecular phylogeny revolution, divided eubacteria 11 divisions based on 16s ribosomal rna (ssu) sequences , grouped genera chloroflexus, herpetosiphon , thermomicrobium green non-sulfur bacteria , relatives , temporarily renamed chloroflexi in volume 1 of bergey s manual of systematic bacteriology. being deep branching phylum (cf. bacterial phyla) classification analysed in volume 1 of bergey s manual of systematic bacteriology , included single class same name, class chloroflexi. since 2001 however, new classes have been created newly discovered species, therefore phylum chloroflexi divided into: chloroflexi gupta et al. 2012 thermomicrobia hugenholtz & stackebrandt, 2004 dehalococcoidetes hugenholtz & stackebrandt, 2004 anaerolineae yamada et al., 2

Interstate/Allied Artists Television Monogram Pictures

monogram cautiously entered field of television syndication. studios avoided putting own names on television subsidiaries, fearing adverse reaction movie-theater customers. monogram followed suit, christening tv arm interstate television corporation. interstate s biggest success little rascals series (formerly hal roach s our gang comedies, had been reissued theaters monogram). in later years interstate tv became allied artists television. allied artists television library sold lorimar s tv production , distribution arms in 1979. lorimar acquired warner bros. television, controls library.

Middle Ages Canton of Bern

lands held main noble families around 1200 during 10th century, aare valley came under second kingdom of burgundy. under king rudolph , son rudolph ii burgundy s influence reached across of modern switzerland. established royal courts @ bümpliz, münsingen, uetendorf, wimmis, kirchberg , utzenstorf allow them govern aare valley. later, aare valley moved toward closer ties holy roman empire during ottonian , salian dynasties. the succession dispute following death of rudolph iii in 1032 allowed salian kings acquire kingdom of upper burgundy , aare valley. part of holy roman empire, valley involved when investiture controversy broke out in 1056. in 1077, regent of burgundy, count rudolf of rheinfelden, declared himself anti-king against king henry iv. bishops of basel , lausanne remained loyal king henry iv, , took rheinfelden lands in oberaargau , upper aare valley. after rudolf s death in 1090, lands went son, berchtold ii of zähringen. , son, berchtold iii, tried use these lands expand

Monogram's stars Monogram Pictures

poster movie wife wanted (1946), featuring star kay francis , other cast members in years, monogram seldom afford big-name movie stars , employ either former silent-film actors idle (herbert rawlinson, william collier, sr.) or young featured players (ray walker, wallace ford). in 1938 monogram began long , profitable policy of making series , hiring familiar players star in them. frankie darro, hollywood s foremost tough-kid actor of 1930s, joined monogram , stayed company until 1950. comedian mantan moreland co-starred in many of darros , continued valuable asset monogram through 1949. juvenile actors marcia mae jones , jackie moran carried series of homespun romances. crime themes dominated roster @ monogram in late thirties , forties. example, forgettable though endearing riot squad (1941) cast richard cromwell doctor working covertly police department catch mobsters before girlfriend rita quigley breaks engagement. boris karloff brought touch of class monogram release schedule mr.

History UST Paskuhan

1 history 1.1 beginnings 1.2 succeeding years 1.3 present day (2009-present) history beginnings the first christmas celebration in university held on december 19, 1991 theme, “paskong tomasino, paskong filipino ’91.” featured holy mass, held in ust grandstand, panunuluyan, participated different faculties , colleges, , inter-collegiate lantern-making contest. 14-foot christmas tree erected @ ust grandstand students placed donations victims of mount pinatubo eruption , tropical storm uring (international name: thelma) in ormoc city. it in 1993 celebration formally named paskuhan. celebration simple gathering spearheaded ust treasurer fr. tereso campillo, o.p. a more festive paskuhan held in 1994 celebrate upcoming world youth day on january 1995. featured first time 80-foot christmas tree, first designed ust college of architecture , fine arts professor rey mañago. succeeding years in 2004, funds celebration donated victims of 4 typhoons struck country. present day (2009-present) in 200

Controversy Eleven-plus

poster on wall of labour party office in westminster in 2012 the eleven-plus result of major changes took place in english , welsh education in years 1944. in particular, hadow report of 1926 called division of primary , secondary education take place on cusp of adolescence @ 11 or 12. implementation of break butler act seemed offer ideal opportunity implement streaming, since children changing school anyway. testing @ eleven emerged largely historical accident, without other specific reasons testing @ age. criticism of eleven-plus arose on number of grounds, though many related more wider education system academic selection or eleven-plus specifically. proportions of schoolchildren gaining place @ grammar school varied location , gender. 35% of pupils in south west secured grammar school places opposed 10% in nottinghamshire. because of continuance of single-sex schooling, there fewer places girls boys. critics of eleven-plus claimed there strong class bias in exam. jwb douglas, study

Mayfield Road Mob .281930.E2.80.931944.29 Cleveland crime family

cleveland s public square, 1930. in 1930s, frank milano , mayfield road mob of cleveland s cleveland s little italy had replaced porrellos cleveland area s premier mafia group. mafia faction mentioned old name in movie godfather lakeview road gang, lakeview cemetery borders mayfield road hill marks beginning of little italy in cleveland. area referred murray hill locals. mafia family formed in late 1920s , headed frank milano. in 1931, milano joined national crime syndicate, network of powerful criminals around country, such charlie luciano , meyer lansky. milano official boss of cleveland crime family. 1932, milano had become 1 of top american mafia bosses in country , charter commission member. on february 25, 1932, milano made sure porrello family , gang finished having raymond , rosario porrello, along bodyguard, dominic gueli, murdered in smoke shop on east 110th street , woodland ave. in old territory while playing cards. after this, remaining porrello brothers backed out o

Nineteenth century Leeds Rifles

carlton barracks, leeds government funding rvcs strictly limited, , had rely upon members subscriptions , generosity of officers. captain thomas kinnear of leeds rifles, partner in textile firm benjamin gott & son, lent on £1100 of own money offset unit s debts. in 1866 sent circular other rvcs revealed level of dissatisfaction around country insufficiency of government grant, despite strong support volunteer movement in parliament, funding not increased. the primary purpose of rvcs home defence, enthusiastic members volunteered service overseas in other units. @ least 3 members of leeds rifles volunteered serve in unofficial british legion went fight giuseppe garibaldi in 1860 campaign in naples. officers leeds rifles apparently served in captain watt whalley s natal light horse in anglo-zulu war. as part of childers reforms in 1881 leeds rifles attached local county regiment, prince of wales s own (west yorkshire regiment), formally becoming regiment s 3rd volunteer battalion in

Pathology Ganglioside

a summary showing causes of sphingolipidosis, including gangliosidosis. gangliosides involved in several diseases: influenza, in haemagglutinin of influenza virus exploits gangliosides enter , infect cells expressing them. guillain–barré syndrome, has been linked production of anti-ganglioside antibodies. cholera tetanus botulism leprosy obesity, inadequate ganglioside expression in mediobasal hypothalamic neurons deregulates neuronal leptin , insulin signaling. ^ lubert stryer (1975). biosynthesis of macromolecular precursors . biochemsitry. w h freeman & co. p. 486. isbn 0-7167-0174-x.  ^ nachamkin i; shadomy, sv; moran, ap; cox, n; fitzgerald, c; ung, h; corcoran, at; iskander, jk; et al. (2008). anti-ganglioside antibody induction swine (a/nj/1976/h1n1) , other influenza vaccines: insights vaccine-associated guillain–barré syndrome . j. infect. dis. 198 (2): 226–33. doi:10.1086/589624. pmid 18522505.  ^ ribeiro-resende, vt; ribeiro-guimarães, ml; lemes, rm; nascimento, ic; al

Languages Bornean languages

1 languages 1.1 north bornean 1.2 kayan 1.3 land dayak 1.4 barito languages the bornean languages form number of distinct branches of austronesian family. north bornean north bornean 1991/2010 proposal robert blust northeast sabahan, southwest sabahan, north sarawakan, , melanau–kajang families form exclusive unit. northeast sabahan (banggi, ida’an) north sarawakan (apo duat languages) melanau–kajang (incl. rejang–sajau) southwest sabahan kayan the kayan languages excluded north borneo family robert blust (1991). kayan–murik land dayak land dayak majority of dayak languages excluding ibanic. land dayak barito the barito languages have common features due extended contact. fall 4 families: east barito (including malagasy) west barito mahakam sama–bajaw (per blust 2006)

Local government Brielle, New Jersey

brielle borough hall, @ corner of union avenue , union lane. brielle governed under borough form of new jersey municipal government. governing body consists of mayor , borough council comprising 6 council members, positions elected at-large on partisan basis part of november general election. mayor elected directly voters four-year term of office. borough council consists of 6 members elected serve three-year terms on staggered basis, 2 seats coming election each year in three-year cycle. borough form of government used brielle, common system used in state, weak mayor / strong council government in council members act legislative body mayor presiding @ meetings , voting in event of tie. mayor can veto ordinances subject override two-thirds majority vote of council. mayor makes committee , liaison assignments council members, , appointments made mayor advice , consent of council. as of 2016, mayor of borough of brielle republican thomas b. nicol, term of office ends december 31, 2019.

Types Fog machine

interior view of fog machine, showing pump , heat exchanger. heated fog machines use either inert gas or electric pump propel mineral oil, glycol, or glycerin , water mixture heat exchanger, solution vaporized. commonly encountered form of heated fog machine pump machine. basic models of type of machine consist of fluid reservoir, electric pump move fog fluid , heat exchanger vaporizes fluid. more complex models may include variety of other features, including variable speed pumps control output of fog, timer modules, or components remote operation , monitoring of fog machines status. manufacturers have produced accessories , fluids when combined ordinary heated pump machine, create fog effects similar chilled fog machines. gas propelled fog machines use inert gas (most commonly co2 or nitrogen) propel either mineral oil or glycol based fluid heat exchanger vaporized particles, creating fog. models of gas propelled fog machine provide control on output of fog varying volume of gas use

Cycling Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics

road unai etxebarría notable venezuelan cyclist @ 2004 olympics, joined leading group of 10 @ 146 kilometre mark of men s road race, later attacked group, leading formation of group of 6 @ start of lap 13 (160 kilometres) before being caught peloton @ 185 kilometre mark, etxebarría finishing in middle of pack. track sprint

Wiretapping of the Democratic Party's headquarters Watergate scandal

e. howard hunt , g. gordon liddy, led watergate break-in team, stationed in watergate hotel room while burglary underway. lookout posted across street @ howard johnson hotel. bruce givner 21-year old intern working @ dnc s 6th floor offices in watergate hotel complex when prolonged stay on floor precluded burglars entering offices correct earlier wiretap work. during break-in, hunt , liddy remain in contact each other , burglars radio. these chapstick tubes outfitted tiny microphones later discovered in hunt s white house office safe. transistor radio used in watergate break-in walkie-talkie used in watergate break-in a dnc filing cabinet watergate office building, damaged burglars on thursday, january 27, 1972, g. gordon liddy, finance counsel committee re-election of president (crp) , former aide john ehrlichman, presented campaign intelligence plan crp s acting chairman jeb stuart magruder, attorney general john mitchell, , presidential counsel john dean, involved extensive illegal

2.2F3rd Londons 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment

1 2/3rd londons 1.1 gallipoli 1.2 old , new 2/3rd battalion 1.3 bullecourt 1.4 ypres 1.5 spring offensive 1.6 villers bretonneux 1.7 chipilly 1.8 bapaume 1.9 Épehy 2/3rd londons the 2/3rd battalion disembarked @ malta on 31 december 1914, allowing 1/3rd battalion embark france on 2 january 1915 (see above). gallipoli while on malta 2/3rd bn continued training. still regarded draft-finding unit 1/4th bn. on 13 april moved egypt, landing @ port said before going on garrison khartoum in sudan. on 15 september left khartoum , returned port said before carrying on mudros, arrived 18 september. entered gallipoli campaign on 26 september when landed @ suvla , attached regulars of 86th brigade in 29th division. here assigned c section of dublin castle sector of line, company attached 2nd bn royal fusiliers training. during 2 months of trench holding battalion lost approximately half strength. on 26 november great thunderstorm hit peninsula , trenches flooded, followed snow. 2/3rd londons w