Thursday, July 20, 1916
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
H.H. Asquith
No correspondence or official record found.
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-07-20Top News
The attack at Fromelles was repulsed with heavy casualties, including over 5,500 Australian losses.. British forces pushed into High Wood near Bazentin.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Dardanelles Inquiry
Witness Observations
"I must finish up this diary and start my new one, which I hope will be more interesting. No intelligent female could have more wonderful opportunities than I have..."
"F. E. Smith, the Attorney-General, made some caustic remarks to me concerning Mr. A.."
"The damned fools have decided in their weakness to grant two inquiries—one into the Dardanelles and the other into the Mesopotamian campaigns. ... I shall probably be tortured in the witness box for weeks..."
"Back in Brighton. ... It was delicious in the water—really warm and heavenly."