Wednesday, October 20, 1915
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1915-10-20Top News
Women in the British Commonwealth were officially permitted to act as bus and tram conductors for the duration of World War I.. British defenses were positioned at a mountain pass near Kosturino and Doiran Lake in Macedonia.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Sir E Carsons Resignation, War Bonuses Civil Service, Press Censorship, Flares, Royal Marine Brigade Promotions, Leather Prices
Witness Observations
"Henry slept well. I sent for Carson, who had resigned on our position in the Balkans... [He] came, and was charming..."
". . . In morning had long talk with Gen Monro, just appointed to succeed Sir Ian Hamilton . . ."
"Oh the anguish of waking to such heartache and how immune my life has been! ... The extraordinary difference between people—even Billy whom one thought one was so fond of—and one's own little brother."