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Allied prisoners of war Gustrow camp, Germany, 1915, Ernst Grantzow. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Allied prisoners of war Gustrow camp, Germany, 1915, Ernst Grantzow. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

  • Germany claims to have two million prisoners of war: 330,000 British, French and Belgian; the rest Russian
  • Sir Ian Hamilton informs Lord Kitchener that the August offensive has failed. Hamilton requests 45,000 reinforcements to bring units already on Gallipoli up to strength and another 50,000 to make further offensives possible.