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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1915~~1914== ===Western Front=== The [[Lonsdales]] are taken over by the War Office almost one year after it is formed by [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale\|Lord Lonsdale]] and an Executive Committee. British fall back from [[St. Quentin]]. [[Lille]] and [[Mezières]] occupied by the Germans. [[Namur]]: Last of the forts reduced. [[Ostend]] occupied by mixed British force (Marines, etc.). ===Eastern Front=== [[Galicia]]: Russians capture [[Halicz]] and [[Tarnopol]]. ===Naval and Overseas Operations=== SS ''[[SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse\|Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse]]'' sunk by HMS ''[[HMS Highflyer\|Highflyer]]''. SMS ''[[SMS Magdeburg\|Magdeburg]]'', German cruiser, destroyed in Gulf of Finland. ===Political=== [[France]]: M. [[Viviani]]'s Ministry reconstructed: entry of M. [[Millerand]] (War) and [[Delcassé]] (Foreign Affairs). ==References / notes==▼ ~~==1916==~~ {{Gleichen-123}} [[Battalion]] situated in the Hulluch Sector. At 10:00am a conference is held at Battalion HQ by [[Brigadier-General]] Jardine; officers commanding battalions are present. Day very quiet.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> ~~==1917==~~ *Battalion moves at 1:30pm to Canada Camp via Bray-Dunes: along the beach past La Panne, then to St Idesbalde and inland to Canada Camp; arrives 6:30pm.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> ▲==References / notes== {{reflist}} <noinclude>

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