Events 29 August 1916 British forces have captured 266 officers, 15,203 men, 86 guns and 160 machine guns since…WebmasterAugust 29, 2016
Events 28 August 1916 Italy declares war on Germany The Romanian army crosses the Hungarian border and invades Transylvania…WebmasterAugust 28, 2016
Events 27 August 1916 Bridge construction over the Mgeta River in German East Africa. Image in public domain. Romania…WebmasterAugust 27, 2016
Events 26 August 1916 Map of Pozieres and Mouquet Farm district. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial. Charles Henry Jude…WebmasterAugust 26, 2016
Events 25 August 1916 Day 760 of the war Friends of William Henry Collins gather at Borenore to wish…WebmasterAugust 25, 2016
Events 24 August 1916 Acacia pycnantha, Marion Westmacott. Image courtesy Australian National Botanic Gardens. The people of Orange celebrate…WebmasterAugust 24, 2016
Events 23 August 1916 Chaplain of the 5th Infantry Brigade, the Reverend S Fernie, writes to Bert Argall’s parents…WebmasterAugust 23, 2016
Events 22 August 1916 Royal Flying Corps biplane on reconnaisance, Somme, August 1916, John Warwick Brooke. Image courtesy Imperial…WebmasterAugust 22, 2016
Events 21 August 1916 William Wallace Lawson dies of wounds received whilst a prisoner of war in German hands…WebmasterAugust 21, 2016
Events 20 August 1916 Day 755 of the war Heavy artillery action continues on the Somme Allied forces clash…WebmasterAugust 20, 2016