World War One Diary for Friday, January 19, 1917:
Home Fronts
Britain: Silvertown (East London) munitions factory explosion (69 killed, 400 injured), heard in Salisbury, Wilts.
Middle East
Mesopotamia: 3rd Indian Division has cleared Khadalri Bend (south bank of Tigris below Kut); for 1,639 cas since January 9.