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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|August}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==~~1914~~1916 (Saturday)== Battalion leaves Noyelle for support [[trench]]es in the Cambrin Sector, arriving at 5:15pm where they relieve the 1st Sherwood Foresters. ~~===Western Front===~~ Battalion Headquarters is situated at 'Maison Rouge.' Strength in the [[trench]]es totals 20 officers (including medical officer) and 280 [[other ranks]]. [[Liège]]: Fort Fléron silenced. Hostile observation balloons are taken down. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ Commanding Officer visits 'Sims Keep' and 'Arthur's Keep' and finds all correct. SS ''[[Königin Luise]]'', German mine-layer, destroyed. SMS ''[[SMS Goeben\|Goeben]]'' and SMS ''[[SMS Breslau\|Breslau]]'' reach Messina.<ref>The ''[[SMS Breslau\|Breslau]]'' is chased into Messina Harbour by British cruisers. Owing to misunderstanding she escapes with the ''[[SMS Goeben\|Goeben]]'' on [[6 August]].</ref> [[Private]]s [[Miles Capstick (15584)]] and [[Desmond John McMahon (26051)]]<ref group="note">[[Desmond John McMahon (26051)]] died in the UK and is buried at {{CWGC link\|id=2078115\|name=Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery}}.</ref> die at home in the UK. ==~~=Political=~~1917 (Sunday)== Coxyde: Battalion involved in training under [[company]] arrangements. [[Austria-Hungary]] declares war on [[Russia]]. [[Lance Corporal]] [[James Blair (15483)]] of {{C Company}} is [[killed in action]]. [[Great Britain]] mobilises. [[Corporal]] [[Wilfred Pattinson (17434)]] of {{D Company}} [[died of wounds\|dies of wounds]]. *[[Lord Kitchener]] is made War Secretary. <br/> {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}} ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|218]]