Friday, January 7, 1916
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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HIS DAYChairing War Council meeting
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-01-07Top News
Daily Edition
British forces renewed attacks at the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, forcing Ottoman forces to pull back.. The Royal Flying Corps established No. 34 Squadron.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"Got a letter from Letty saying the Stricklands had been torpedoed, and had lost everything except what they stood up in."