Friday, September 15, 1916
Sunny
Correspondence (0)
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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
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London
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Venetia Stanley
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Official Register
1916-09-15Top News
Daily Edition
The Battle of Flers–Courcelette began; British tanks were deployed in battle for the first time.. Raymond Asquith, son of the Prime Minister, and MP Guy Baring were killed in action.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"An eremite's day. ... After lunch I sat out re-reading The Vicar of Wakefield—most lovable of books."