Diary WWI

World War One Diary for Thursday, January 10, 1918: Western Front Britain: Supreme War Council recommend BEF take over more of French sector, and creation of general Allied reserve (January […]

World War One Diary for Wednesday, Jnauary 9, 1918: Africa Mozambique: Hawthorn’s 3 KAR battalions drive Goering Detachment (3 coys) to east bank of river Lugenda and take Luambala from

World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 8, 1918: Politics USA: WILSON’S FOURTEEN POINTS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS outlines peace programme. Office of Public Information distributes all over Europe. French Parliament

World War One Diary for Monday, January 7, 1918: Africa Mozambique: Main body Gold Coast Regiment (500 + 300 carriers) lands at Port Amelia. British column from Fort Johnston drives

World War One Diary for Sunday, January 6, 1918: Middle East Heiaz Railway: Nasir’s 300 Arabs with 1 gun capture Jurf-ed­-Derawish Station with over 200 Turks 30 miles north of

World War One Diary for Saturday, January 5, 1918: Western Front Cambrai: German attacks on British east of Bullecourt repulsed (and on January 8), trench raid near Bullecourt on January

World War One Diary for Friday, January 4, 1918: Sea War Bristol Channel: British hospital ship Rewa (4 lives lost) from Mediterranean sunk by U-55. North Sea: RNAS aircraft raid

World War One Diary for Thursday, January 3, 1918: Air War Britain: Air Council replaces Air Board, analogous to Army Council and Board of Admiralty. Lord Rothermere first Secretary of

World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 2, 1917: Politics USA: War Mission in Europe urges speedy troop dispatch and merchant ship building; first 100 of 1,500 US farm tractors

World War One Diary for Tuesday, January 1, 1918: Home Fronts Austria: In January, door locks and latches being removed for metal. Germany: On January 2.3 million exempted workers, half

World War One Diary for Monday, December 31, 1917: Western Front British took 1,018 PoWs and 4 guns. 183,896 AEF (American Expedition Force) personnel now in Europe. Sea War Allied

World War One Diary for Sunday, December 30, 1917: Southern Fronts Piave: French 47th Division (259 casualties) recaptures Mt Tomba in 25 minutes with nearly 1,564 PoWs. Austrians forced to

World War One Diary for Saturday, December 29, 1917: Home Fronts Britain: National Labour Convention demands general rationing. Churchill letter ‘I am strongly pressing that the cavalry should be put

World War One Diary for Friday, December 28, 1917: Air War Western Front: ­Royal Flying Corps ace McCudden shoots down 3 LVGs in 20 minutes (4 kills on December 23).

World War One Diary for Thursday, December 27, 1917: Middle East Palestine: Turk counter­attack towards Jerusalem fails 3 miles north astride Nablus road despite fresh 1st Division. Deciphered radio message

World War One Diary for Wednesday, December 26, 1917: Air War Italy: Large air battle 18 miles north of Venice, 9 of 30-40 Austrian aircraft shot down bombing Istrana airfield

World War One Diary for Tuesday, December 25, 1917: Africa Mozambique: British patrols pursue Germans 40 miles south of river Rovuma. Lettow receives Christmas dinner from his officers. Eastern Front

World War One Diary for Monday, December 24, 1917: Sea War Britain: Jellicoe resigns as First Sea Lord at Geddes’ request (made public on December 26). Admiral Sir W Wemyss

World War One Diary for Sunday, December 23, 1917: Southern Fronts Italian Front: French Tenth Army C-in-C Fayolle informs Foch that Italians ‘had recovered their spirit and wanted to fight’.

World War One Diary for Saturday, December 22, 1917: Western Front Britain: Lieutenant-General Sir R Maxwell BEF QMG since January 1915 resigns; succeeded by Lieutenant-General Sir T Clarke. France: General