Saturday, September 9, 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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Sutton Courtenay
HIS DAYReturning to London (early morning). Travelling to The Wharf (afternoon)
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-09-09Top News
Daily Edition
The Irish 16th Division captured the village of Ginchy.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Maurice Hankey
"On the whole I think our people have an exaggerated opinion of our superiority over the enemy. The Germans are undoubtedly still very strong. They dig better than our men..."
Cynthia Asquith
"Lunched with Basil at Queen's, and then walked with him to his house. ... Beb arrived about four... We dined at the Berkeley... and went to the famous Battle of the Somme cinema at the Scala."