Thursday, June 1, 1916
Cloudy
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
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London
HIS DAYIn France. Visiting First Army with Hankey. Talking with Haig
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-06-01Top News
Daily Edition
The Battle of Jutland concluded; while the British lost more ships, the German fleet retreated, leaving the Royal Navy in dominance.. British cruiser HMS Warrior and destroyers HMS Turbulent, Ardent, Fortune, and Sparrowhawk were lost.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
IN SESSION
>>Topics: Publication of Dardanelles Papers
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"Mary, Beb, and I went to lunch at Downing Street. ... Margot seemed to be big with a secret... I begged for an explanation, but she wouldn’t give one..."