Diary for Friday, September 22, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Battle of Flers­-Courcelette ends. British advance east of Courcelette on fine sunny day. Robertson and Rawlinson take tea;

Diary for Thursday, September 21, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: NZ troops take ‘Cough Drop Alley’ and a section of Flers line. British 1st Division captures ‘Starfish Trench’.

Diary for Wednesday, September 20, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: Rawlinson delays next Fourth Army attack to September 23, he and Haig agree that British cavalry should be

Diary for Tuesday, September 19, 1916: African Fronts East Africa: Belgians occupy Tabora (largest inland town) after 400­-mile march, take 2,000 captives and release c.195 interned civilians. 2,700 Portugese invade

Diary for Monday, September 18, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme: British Guards Division captures the ‘Quadrilateral’ (to depth of 1,000 yds). French I Corps executes two successful local

Diary for Sunday, September 17, 1916: Air War Western Front: Captain O Boelcke leads first combat patrol of 6 Jasta 2 brand-new Albatros DII fighters to shoot down 5 No

Diary for Saturday, September 16, 1916: Eastern Front Brusilov offensive, Galicia – Second Battle of the Narajowka and Zlota Lipa (until September 17): 4 Russian divisons with gas attack Turk

Diary for Friday, September 15, 1916: Western Front Battle of the Somme– Battle of Flers­-Courcelette (until September 22): From 0620 hours, after 40-minutes shelling, 14 divisions (2 Canandian and 1

Diary for Thursday, September 14, 1916: Southern Fronts Italian Front – Seventh Battle of Isonzo (until September 17): Alter lengthy artillery preparation including gas shells Italian Third Army (14 divisions,

Diary for Wednesday, September 13, 1916: Western Front Germany: HINDENBURG ACHIEVES DE FACTO COMMAND OF CENTRAL POWERS’ ARMIES. OHL (German Supreme Forces Command) for the purpose becomes OKL (Supreme War