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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. {{WF}} - [[Liège]]: Fort Fléron silenced. Battalion Headquarters is situated at 'Maison Rouge.' Strength in the [[trench]]es totals 20 officers (including medical officer) and 280 [[other ranks]]. {{NO}} - {{SS\|Königin Luise}}, German mine-layer, destroyed. {{SMS\|Goeben}} and {{SMS\|Breslau}} reach Messina.<ref>The {{SMS\|Breslau}} is chased into Messina Harbour by British cruisers. Owing to misunderstanding she escapes with the {{SMS\|Goeben}} on [[6 August]].</ref> Hostile observation balloons are taken down. {{PO}} - [[Austria-Hungary]] declares war on [[Russia]]. Commanding Officer visits 'Sims Keep' and 'Arthur's Keep' and finds all correct. * [[Great Britain]] mobilises. [[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. * [[Lord Kitchener]] is made War Secretary. ==~~1915~~1917 (Sunday)== Coxyde: Battalion involved in training under [[company]] arrangements. {{WF}} - Heavy fighting in the [[Vosges]] and at [[Hill 213]] ([[Argonne]]). [[Lance Corporal]] [[James Blair (15483)]] of {{C Company}} is [[killed in action]]. {{EF}} - Capture of [[Ivangorod]] by Austrians. Germans enter [[Warsaw]]. [[Corporal]] [[Wilfred Pattinson (17434)]] of {{D Company}} [[died of wounds\|dies of wounds]]. {{SF}} - Italian airship captured at [[Pola]]. Progress on the Carso by Italians. <br/> ** General Sarrail succeeds General Gouraud as Commander in Chief in Near East. {{notes}}<!--{{refs}}-->{{acks}} {{AE}} - Russians capture Turkish positions near [[Olti]] and [[Sarikamish]] ([[Transcaucasia]]) and repel counter-attacks. {{PO}} - Strike in Belgian coal district.  Germans fire on strikers.  Russian Ministry of Munitions proposed. ** Duma votes 35 million roubles for refugees. ~~==References/notes==~~ ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ ~~{{reflist}}~~ <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|218]]