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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|June\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1915~~1916 (Monday)== Battalion situated at [[Authuille]] Sector. Continuous [[bombardment]] by both sides. Releases gas at 2:30pm with apparent success. {{WF}} Battle of the Argonne begins; Crown Prince attacks. 2nd King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry commences to relieve [[Lonsdales]] at 9:30pm; relief completes at 12:40am on [[27 June]]. {{EF}} Russians repulse heavy German attacks on Bukaczowce-[[Halicz]] front (eastern [[Galicia]]), but retreat. [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. P. W. Machell]]: {{quote-left}}Relieved to-night by K.O.Y.L.I. Continuous bombardment by both sides. We go out for a day or two’s rest preparation, into a lot of [[dug-out]]s under a big bank close behind. The locum tenens doctor is astonished at the efficiency of our [[stretcher-bearer]]s, who, he says, are as capable as they are devoted; say he never has to undo anything. We certainly owe a great deal to S__ and to Kirkwood. Quite a few casualties to-day, very strenuous.{{quote-right}} {{PO}} General Sukhomlinov, Russian Minister for War, resigns; General Polivanov succeeds him. [[George Cragg (16450 L/Cpl.)]] and [[Gilbert Thomas Hogg (13625 Cpl.)]] are killed, 30 are wounded and 9 suffer from [[Shell Shock\|shell shock]]. ==~~1916~~1917 (Tuesday)== Ooste-Dunkerque: Battalion moves from Camp Riballet to New Trench & parade at 8:30pm. {{WF}} Battle of Verdun: French gain near Thiaumont work. British patrols active. {{AE}} Russians advance west in northern [[Persia]]. Turks prepare to leave Mosul. Turks driven from Lake Urmia (Persia). {{PO}} General demobilisation ordered in [[Greece]]. Germans threaten to stop Swiss coal supply if their cotton purchases are not delivered. ==1918 (Wednesday)== ~~==1917==~~ Battalion training continues at Doullens; weather good. {{WF}} British advance astride Souchez river; La Coulotte occupied. {{SF}} Small Italian withdrawal on Mt. Ortigara. {{AE}} Russians take Serdesht (Persia). {{PO}} Report of [[Mesopotamia]] Commission published. <noinclude>{{refs-notes}}▼ ~~==1918==~~ {{WF}} British take point west of Vieux Berquin (10.5 miles west of [[Armentières]]). German [[air-raid]] on [[Paris]]. {{EF}} Peace Treaty between [[Germany]] and [[Finland]] ratified. {{PO}} Labour Conference in [[London]]. House of Lords approves principle of League of Nations. Strike of aircraft workers. ~~==1919==~~ Post Armistice: Fighting at [[Berlin]] and [[Hamburg]]. ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ▲<noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|178]] [[Category:June events\|26]]