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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|April\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1915 (Tuesday)== 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]]: {{quote-left}}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.{{quote-right}} <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). ==~~1916~~Notes== <references group="note"/> *Battalion in isolation camp at Contay Wood (measles) involved in [[Division]]al and [[Brigade]] manoeuvres, training and small 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> Training continues during the whole period of isolation.<ref name="wdapr16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, April 1916]]</ref> ==References ~~/ notes~~==▼ ▲==References / notes== ~~<small>{{lowther copyright}}</small>~~ {{reflist}} ==Acknowledgements== ~~<!--{{refs-lowther}}-->~~ {{acknowledgements}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|118]]

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