Friday, October 20, 1916
Sunny
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Archive Silence
Map Unavailable
Sutton Courtney
HIS DAYStaying at The Wharf, Sutton Courtney
Map Unavailable
?
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-10-20Top News
Daily Edition
British forces repulsed a German attack on the Schwaben Redoubt using aerial reconnaissance.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Margot Asquith
"Etty Desborough joined me. Her first visit to my home. … I never had a more appreciative guest... I was touched by her praise..."
Cynthia Asquith
"Sharply cold day. Lord Alex came down on ‘business’ and called at one to take me out to luncheon. We went to the St James’s."