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==19141916 (Monday)==
*Deaths: [[Thomas Ridley Garner (17543 Pte.)]]
===Western Front===
==1917 (Tuesday)==
*Advance of German First Army towards [[Paris]] diverted in a south-easterly direction.
*Battalion has comparatively quiet day in the front line; {{gw|trench}}es consist of breast works in a poor state of repair.
*Belgians open dykes and stop a German advance on [[Antwerp]].
*There is a break in the line between the Left Company Front and Right Company Front due to a damaged bridge over a large dyke.
===Eastern Front===
*Deaths: [[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]]<ref group="lower-alpha">[[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]] date of death is listed as 4 September in ''{{SDGW}}'' and [[5 September]] on the {{gw|Commonwealth War Graves Commission}} database.</ref>
*[[Galicia]]: The Russians organise a government for the conquered regions.
===Political===
*[[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]] at Guildhall justifies Britain's entry into the war.<ref>Patriotic appeal to the citizens of [[London]], emphasising the efforts made to preserve peace and paying tribute to the splendid response of the British Empire to the Call to Arms.</ref>
 
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