Tuesday, February 22, 1916
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
1916-02-22Top News
German forces advanced 5 km (3.1 mi) at the Battle of Verdun to the edge of Flabas; French Colonel Émile Driant was killed attempting to hold the line [9].. French colonial authorities executed Vietnamese revolutionary Phan Xích Long following the Cochinchina uprising [9].. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Dismounted Brigades were formed for the British Western Frontier Force in Egypt [9].
Cabinet Council
Parliament
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Witness Observations
"Beb and I lunched at Downing Street. Kitchener was there—looking so different from the poster—and my own conception of him—very mossy and gentle old gentleman."
"Nothing of importance occurred, but D. was hard at work all day..."