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The Great World War - Day by Day is a NEW section we are currently building.
From diary entries and letters we hope to build a picture of what it was really like to live through the events of the war.
If you have any wartime diaries or letters or dated photographs please Click here and use the form to add them to this archive.
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Lord Kitchener of Khartoum was appointed Secretary of State for War and Kitchener's call to arms started.
The War Council asked the British Indian government to send two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade to Egypt. The Lahore and the Meerut Divisions and the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade were selected and formed the Indian Army Corps.
The men of the 6th Battalion (Territorials) Royal Lincolnshire Regiment marched to Grantham Station to begin their journey to the front.
The 329th R.I. French infantry regiment, leave Le Harve, for the front.
Isle of Man Volunteer Corps were called up.
1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment were at Aldershot, extract from their war diaries: "2nd day of mobilization. 297 Reservists Depot arrived 12.20pm. All horses except 8 received by 12 noon. 141 reservists from Depot 9.15 pm. 8 horses received & complete."
1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment were at Tidworth extract from their war diaries:2nd day of mobilization - progress normal.
The invasion of Belgium, The Battle of Liege, began.
A Zeppelin bombed Liege in Belgium but was forced to land after encountering artillery-fire.
"Polish Legions" of Pilsudski, were the first Austro-Hungarian unit to cross the Austro-Russian border
HMS Diana a Cruiser with Force G Channel, captured a German merchant ship.
HMS Amphionstruck a mine off the Thames Estuary.
HMS Savage captured the German ship Kalymnos
HMS Invinciblewas dispatched to Queenstown for trade protection duties.
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In Memory of those who died this Day
- Pte Jerome Cann. Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Amphion. Age 17
- Staff Paymaster J T Gedge. HMS Amphion. The first British Officer of all the fighting services to be killed in the 1914/18 war
- Pte William Thomas Lacey. Royal Marines Light Infantry, HMS Hussar. Age 19.
- Petty Officer J.D Towillis. HMS Amphion.
- Frederick William Pound. Age 16 HMS Amphion.
- William James Douglas. Stoker 2nd Class HMS Amphion.
- Major Richard Kurt. II/IR 83
- Major Adolar Merkatz. II/Fus.R. 35
- Hauptmann Peter Freiherr von Puttkamer. 6/Fus.R. 35
- Hauptmann Freiherr von Diecklage Rudolf. 2/Infanterie Regiment 74
- Generalmajor Friedrich von Wussow. 14th J. Brig
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed,
please get in touch.
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