Friday, August 13, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (0)

Gap in Correspondence

No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.

Archive Silence
Map Unavailable
H.H. Asquith
At North Berwick/Archerfield
HIS DAYAt North Berwick/Archerfield (Scotland)
?

Venetia Stanley

Location unknown.

Official Register

1915-08-13

Top News

Daily Edition

The British troopship HMT Royal Edward was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, resulting in the loss of 935 lives.. Fighting at Krithia Vineyard subsided with over 4,000 British casualties.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Very depressing here. ... Mamma miserably depressed about plans, money, and her life altogether. ... I went over meaning to tell her [Letty] what pain she gives and try to stand up to her..."