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==1916 (Wednesday)==
==1914==
*[[Brigadier General]] Jardine visited Battalion H.Q. at 12.30PM and selected a place for Advanced [[Brigade]] H.Q.
*{{WF}} - [[Belgium]]: Indecisive action at [[Wavre]]. [[British Expeditionary Force]] first contingent completes its landing. French successful in northern [[Alsace]] (Schirmeck, etc.).
*Remaining half of Battalion have baths and clean clothes are issued.
*{{EF}} - [[East Prussia]]: General advance of Russian armies.
*{{SF}} - Austrians capture [[Shabatz]] (north-west [[Serbia]]), but Serbians check Austrian advance between [[Loznitsa]] and Shabats.
*{{NO}} - Franco-British squadron enters the [[Adriatic]].
==19151917 (Thursday)==
*[[Battalion]] situated at Bray Dunes involved in training under [[Company]] Arrangements.
*{{EF}} - Russian army withdrawn to Brest-[[Osovyets]]-[[Kovna]] line. Byelostok ([[Grodno]]) partially evacuated. Kovna [[bombarded]]; breach made in defences. Austrians cross Krzna (Brest). Germans repulsed from [[Mitau]] ([[Riga]]).
*Sea bathing in the afternoon.
*{{SF}} - Montenegrin success on border against Austrians. Admiral de Robeck's despatch of [[1 July]] 1915 on [[Dardanelles]] landing [[25 April|25]]-[[26 April]] 1915 received.
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*{{AE}} - Russians enter [[Van]] ([[Armenia]]). Russian communiqué announces defeat of Turks and occupation of [[Kep]] ([[Euphrates]]); Turks driven back near [[Olti]] ([[Transcaucasia]]).
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*{{NO}} - Cumberland coast towns [[shell]]ed by German submarine. German fleet attacks at entrance of Gulf of Riga.
*{{PO}} - Manifesto on National Service signed by notable men of all parties in England. Venizelist candidate elected President of Chamber; Greek Government resigns.
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