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*Battalion leaves Noyelle for support [[trench]]es in the Cambrin Sector, arriving at 5:15pm where they relieve the 1st Sherwood Foresters.<ref name="wdaug16">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1916]]</ref> |
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*{{WF}} - [[Liège]]: Fort Fléron silenced. |
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*Battalion Headquarters is situated at 'Maison Rouge.' Strength in the trenches totals 20 officers (including medical officer) and 280 [[other ranks]].<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*{{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> |
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*Hostile observation balloons are taken down.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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*{{PO}} - [[Austria-Hungary]] declares war on [[Russia]]. |
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*Commanding Officer visits 'Sims Keep' and 'Arthur's Keep' and finds all correct.<ref name="wdaug16" /> |
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** [[Great Britain]] mobilises. |
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*Deaths: [[Miles Capstick (15584 Pte.)]] / [[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> |
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** [[Lord Kitchener]] is made War Secretary. |
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*Battalion involved in training at Coxyde under [[company]] arrangements.<ref name="wdaug17">[[11th Battalion War Diary, August 1917]]</ref> |
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*Deaths: [[James Blair (15483 L/Cpl.)]] |
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*{{WF}} - Heavy fighting in the [[Vosges]] and at [[Hill 213]] ([[Argonne]]). |
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*{{EF}} - Capture of [[Ivangorod]] by Austrians. Germans enter [[Warsaw]]. |
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*{{SF}} - Italian airship captured at [[Pola]]. Progress on the Carso by Italians. |
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** General Sarrail succeeds General Gouraud as Commander in Chief in Near East. |
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*{{AE}} - Russians capture Turkish positions near [[Olti]] and [[Sarikamish]] ([[Transcaucasia]]) and repel counter-attacks. |
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*{{PO}} - Strike in Belgian coal district. |
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** Germans fire on strikers. |
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** Russian Ministry of Munitions proposed. |
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** Duma votes 35 million roubles for refugees. |
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==References/notes== |
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