Thursday, September 7, 1916
Sunny
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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Traveling from France
HIS DAYCrossing the Channel to confer with Sir Douglas Haig. Motoring to Crécy (France)
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-09-07Top News
Daily Edition
The Bulgarian Third Army defeated Romania at the Battle of Bazargic, pushing Allied forces out of Southern Dobruja.. Further assaults at the Battle of Guillemont were called off due to strong German counteroffensives.. A German colonial force attacked South African troops at the Battle of Kisaki in German East Africa.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"Luncheed Downing Street and played tennis with Elizabeth, Puffin, and a so-called professional at Queen’s. ... Dined with Mary and Aubrey at Stratford Place."