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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|September\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1914~~1916== Deaths: [[Thomas Ridley Garner (17543 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw">{{CWGC+SDGW}}</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Advance of German First Army towards [[Paris]] diverted in a south-easterly direction. Belgians open dykes and stop a German advance on [[Antwerp]]. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Galicia]]: The Russians organise a government for the conquered regions. ~~===Political===~~ [[Great Britain]]: [[Mr. Asquith]] gives [[Great Speeches of the War/Asquith\|speech at the Guildhall]] and justifies Britain's entry into the war.<ref name="gsw">{{gsw}}</ref><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. The Prime Minister, [[Winston Churchill\|Mr. Churchill]], Mr. Balfour, and [[Andrew Bonar Law\|Mr. Bonar Law]], the leader of the Opposition, were the principal speakers.</ref> [[Andrew Bonar Law\|Mr. Law]] also gives his [[Great Speeches of the War/Law\|speech at the Guildhall]].<ref name="gsw" /> ==1917== ==References/notes==▼ [[Battalion]] has comparatively quiet day in the front line; [[trench]]es consist of breast works in a poor state of repair.<ref name="wdsep17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, September 1917]]</ref> ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ 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.<ref name="wdsep17" /> Deaths: [[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]].<ref name="cwgc+sdgw" /><ref>[[William Fothergill (24750 Pte.)]] date of death is listed as 4 September in {{SDGW}} and [[5 September]] on the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] database.</ref> ▲==References / notes== {{reflist}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|248]]

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