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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|April\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Tuesday)== {{preceding}} Second Battle of Ypres: [[Allied]] attack north of [[Ypres]] checked by use of gas. [[Percy Wilfred Machell\|Lt-Col. Machell]] to [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]]: "One thing is certain, viz. that we ought to move on from here with [[Brigade]] as soon as possible – people are mocking at our men & they hate it – recruits say it is no good joining a [[Battalion]] which does not get out further than [[Blackhall]]....I expect things near Ypres are so bad that Kitchener is thinking seriously about Home Defence, & this is probably his reason for [[Kitchener's Army\|creating local armies]]. Anyway what we ought to have is a move sometime soon....the men are getting rather stale here, comfortable as we are." <ref>{{lowther\|recno=279}}</ref> German advance towards [[Shavli]] (Baltic Provinces). [[Dardanelles]]: Allies establish themselves across the [[Gallipoli Peninsula]]. Russians expel the Turks from Kutur ([[Persia]]). Baghdad railway bridge over [[Euphrates (river)\|Euphrates]] at [[Jerablus]] stated to be open for traffic. French armoured cruiser ''Leon Gambetta'' sunk by an Austrian submarine in the [[Adriatic]]. {{HMS\|Queen Elizabeth}} sinks a Turkish t.b. off Maidos. Submarine {{HMS\|E14}} sinks a Turkish gunboat ''Nurel Bahr'' in the [[Sea of Marmora]]. [[Mr. Churchill]] announces that 29 prisoners from German submarines are separately confined and specially treated as a reprisal against the German submarine campaign. Ain ed Douleh appointed Persian Prime Minister (see [[26 April]] and [[17 August]]). Mohtashem ed Douleh appointed Persian Foreign Minister (see 26 April and [[5 March]] 1916). ==~~Notes~~1916 (Thursday)== Contay Wood: Battalion in isolation camp (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small [[working parties]].<ref group="note">Training continues for those who are able during the whole period of isolation.</ref> ~~<references group="note"/>~~ ~~==References==~~ ==1917 (Friday)== ~~{{reflist}}~~ Offoy: Bathing at Voyennes. Occupied all day. ~~==Acknowledgements==~~ ~~{{acknowledgements}}~~ ==1918 (Saturday)== <noinclude>▼ Lahertie: Training commences. Battalion parades from 9–10am. Thereafter, companies are at the disposal of the officers commanding. Football competition arranged. ▲<noinclude>{{refs-notes}} [[Category:Events by day\|118]] [[Category:April events\|27]]