Friday, July 28, 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
1916-07-28Top News
Australian forces failed to make gains at Pozières due to intense German artillery and machine gun fire [12]. Russian General Aleksei Brusilov ordered a renewed advance to push Central Powers forces out of Galicia [12]
Cabinet Council
Parliament
Witness Observations
"Sir George Riddell came in today. He says the Asquithites are still plotting to get D. out of power. ... 'They would put poison in his cup', said Sir George..."
"Dined with L. G. Took with me Lincoln, editor of the New York World. L. G. said that Robertson had been with him to-day and was going to Italy. ... It looked as if the war would be a long affair."
"Mamma went off to Brighton with A.J.B. I was dining with Basil in Sloane Square... Found Freddie with Basil... so we dined à trois."