Wednesday, October 27, 1915
Rain
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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
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The Wharf, Sutton Courtenay
HIS DAYGoing to London from The Wharf
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1915-10-27Top News
Daily Edition
Billy Hughes became the 7th Prime Minister of Australia.. Ernest Shackleton ordered the crew to abandon the polar exploration ship Endurance.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Margot Asquith
"H. and Violet went to London. I was in bed with chill, and saw Osler from Oxford. ‘You are ill from shock,’ he said. …"
Maurice Hankey
"Spent whole day preparing material on origin and progress of Dardanelles operations for use of Prime Minister... Dined with Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. He does not look very well after his illness."
Cynthia Asquith
"Walked with Beb to see the German guns in the Horse Guards' Parade. ... I lunched with Bluetooth. ... Constantine came to tea with me."