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Line 1: <noinclude>{{Calendar\|September\|hide31=yes}}{{Date-introtext}}</noinclude>__NOTOC__ ==1916 (Wednesday)== ~~==1914==~~ {{quote-left}}[[Private]] John Bardgett Missing: Mrs Bardgett, Chapel Street, Appleby, has been notified that her Husband [[John Bardgett (15309 L/Cpl.)\|John Bardgett]] of the [[Border Regiment]] has been missing since [[1 July]]. Before the war he was employed on the Midland Railway.{{quote-right}} <ref>Published in the [[Carlisle Journal]], 6 September 1916.</ref> ~~===Western Front===~~ Battle of the [[Marne]] begins. General offensive by French and British. German advance also checked at [[Beauzec]], near [[Verdun]], and at [[Jezanville]], near [[Pont-à-Mousson]]. Germans reach [[Provins]], the most southerly point of their advance. ~~===Eastern Front===~~ [[Poland]]: The centre of Dankl's (Austrian) army broken at [[Krasnostav]]. [[Galicia]]: Beginning of Battle of [[Grodek]] (south-west of [[Lemberg]]) (continued till [[12 September]]). ~~===Southern Front===~~ Serbian Invasion of [[Syrmia]] begun: the Save crossed at Novoselo: [[Obres]] occupied: failure to take [[Mitrovitsa]]. ~~===Naval and Overseas Operations===~~ [[Cameroons]]: British reverse near [[Nsanakong]]. ~~===Political===~~ [[Great Britain]]: The Admiralty announce organisation of a [[Royal Naval Division]]. ==1917 (Thursday)== ~~==References/notes==~~ [[Battalion]] situated in the line experiences some troublesome '[[Minnie]]s'<ref>"Minnies" is a slang term used by the [[Allied]] forces for a class of short range mortar called a Minenwerfer (mine launcher) used extensively during the First World War.</ref> ~~{{Gleichen-123}}~~ 2nd Lieut. Arthur Armer and three [[other ranks]] are killed. ~~{{reflist}}~~ [[Private]] [[Gilbert Radley (260256)]] [[d.\|dies]], possibly as a result sickness. <br/> <!--{{notes}}-->{{refs}}{{acks}} <noinclude> [[Category:Events by day\|250]]