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==19161914==
===Western Front===
*[[Brigadier General]] Jardine conducts a tour of the rear line and [[machine gun]] positions with officers commanding the battalions of the [[97th Brigade]].<ref name="wdsep16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1916]]</ref>
*[[Allies]] recover [[Soissons]] and force the passage of the [[Aisne]] there.
*The day is comparatively quiet with only a few hostile [[trench mortar]]s falling near the Lonsdale's front line doing no damage.<ref name="wdsep16" />
*[[Amiens]] recovered by the French.
*There is very active hostile machine gun fire during the evening.<ref name="wdsep16" />
*Germans begin to drive the Belgians back into [[Antwerp]]; Battle along line [[Aerschot]]-[[Malines]].
===Eastern Front===
*[[East Prussia]]: Russians turn on their pursuers and defeat them at Sredniki near the Niemen.
===Southern Front===
*Serbians and Austrians fighting in both [[Serbia]] and [[Syrmia]].
===Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres===
*[[Tsing-tau]]: Japanese capture the railway at Kiao-chau town.
===Naval and Overseas Operations===
*[[Solomon Islands]]: Australian [[troops]] capture [[Bougainville]].
*The ''[[SMS Hela|Hela]]'', German cruiser, sunk by British submarine ''[[HMS E9|E9]]''.
===Political===
*[[Germany]]: Herr [[von Bethmann-Hollweg]]'s reply to [[Mr. Asquith]]'s Guildhall speech of [[4 September]] published.
 
==References / notes==
==1917==
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*[[Battalion]] situated in [[billet]]s in Wulpen finding working parties.<ref>A group of soldiers (or prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.</ref><ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref>
 
==References / notes==
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