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| Admiral Sturdee |  |
| Appointed Admiral |
| Agreement Calais Haig, Douglas | |
| 27th Feb Calais Lloyd George & the French War Committee agree the Haig-Nivelle plan |
| 27th Feb Calais The Haig-Nivelle plan is put in the command of the French C-in-C |
| Agricultural Labour Lloyd George, David | |
| 6th June London The Government appeals to farmers to use more women workers |
| Alliance Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Sep Churchill agrees with Louis Loucher to set up an Inter Allied Munitions Council |
| Arras Offensive Haig, Douglas | |
| 2nd Feb London Haig orders the Arras Offensive for 8th April |
| Arrest of Wheeldon Family Lloyd George, David | |
| 1st Jan London Arrested for a plot to murder Lloyd George on a golf course |
| Assassination of Plot Lloyd George, David | |
| 1st Jan London The Wheeldon family is arrested for the attempted murder of Lloyd George |
| Battle of Arras Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 9th April Arras 9-15 April, preliminary to the Nivelle offensive |
| 9th April Arras Leads the Third Army into battle, the battle results in a stalemate |
| 9th April Arras The British 1st & 3rd Armies attack the German 6th Army, British tactical victory |
| Battle of Arras Horne | |
| 9th April Arras Attacks the German 6th Army under von Falkenhausen, wins a tactical victory |
| Battle of Beersheba Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 27th Oct Beersheba An attack against Gaza diverts Turkey away from Allenby's planned attack on Beers heba |
| 31st Oct Beersheba Attacks the Turks, Beers heba is captured & 2,000 Turkish troops taken prisoner |
| Battle of Cambrai Haig, Douglas | |
| Cambrai Authorizes the Allied attack by the BEF against the Hindenburg Line |
| 16th Sep Cambrai Approves the plan for the offensive on the plain of Cambrai |
| 20th Nov Cambrai 6 KM are gained |
| 20th Nov Cambrai German reinforcements stop the Allied advance to Cambrai & regain lost land by Nov 30 |
| Battle of Marne, 1st Nivele, Robert | |
| 16th April Marne Plans to use 27 French Divs but his plans are intercepted & the Allies advance 4 miles |
| Battle of Paschendale Pearkes, George | |
| Oct Paschendale Wins the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Paschendale |
| Battle of Passchendale Haig, Douglas | |
| 7th Oct Passchendale Haig decides to capture Paschendale |
| 9th Oct Passchendale Orders the Canadian Corps to capure the Pascendale Ridge |
| 12th Oct Passchendale 1st day of the Passchendale Offensive |
| 24th Oct Passchendale The Passchandale Offensive ceases after only advancing half a mile in 12 days |
| Battle of Somme, 1st Haig, Douglas | |
| 3rd Jan Somme The British advance 500 yards east of Beaucourt taking over 100 PoWs |
| 5th Jan Somme The British capture 2 German posts near Beaumont Hamel |
| 9th Jan Somme The British capture trenches east of Beaumont Hamel |
| 17th Jan Somme The British capture German posts on 600 yd front nth of Beaufort-sur-Ancre |
| 27th Jan Le Transloy The British take a position near Le Trans loy & capture a 350 strong garrison |
| 28th Jan Ancre The British capture Ancre |
| 31st Jan Somme The British repulse counter-attacks on Ancre |
| 6th Feb Somme The Germans evacuate Ancre |
| 8th Feb Somme The British capture Sailly-Saillisel ridge, Hill 153 |
| 22nd Feb Somme A preliminary withdrawal of 3 miles |
| 22nd Feb Somme The Alberich programme for German retreat to the Siegried Line is accelerated |
| 27th Feb Somme Le Barque & Ligny are captured by the British, 11 miles have been gained in 1 week |
| 14th Mar Somme The main German retreat to the Hindenburg line begins |
| 16th Mar St Pierre The British occupy St Pierre Vaast Wood |
| 5th April Somme The Allies now face the Hindenburg Line |
| 18th April Somme The British 5th Army captures Villers Guislain & Gonnelieu |
| Battle of Somme Asquith, Raymond | |
| Somme Death of Raymond Asquith, son of the Herbert Asquith, during the battle of the Somme |
| Birth of Callaghan, James Callaghan, James | |
| 27th Mar Portsmouth Birth of James Callaghan |
| Birth of Healey, Denis Healey, Denis | |
| 30th Aug Broadstairs Birth of Denis Healey |
| Cambrai Byng | |
| 20th Nov Cambrai Commands the 3rd Army during the Cambrai Offensive |
| 20th Nov Cambrai Demonstrates the potential of the tank |
| Capture of Ancre Haig, Douglas | |
| 28th Jan Ancre The British capture Ancre |
| Capture of Aqaba Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward | |
| 6th July Aqaba Captures Aqaba |
| Capture of Baghdad Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Baghdad Captures Baghdad |
| Capture of Beersheba Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 31st Oct Beersheba Attacks the Turks, Beers heba is captured & 2,000 Turkish troops taken prisoner |
| Capture of Gaza Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| Nov Gaza Captures Gaza |
| 7th Nov Gaza Occupies Gaza |
| Capture of Jerusalem Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 9th Dec Jerusalem Captures Jerusalem |
| Capture of Kut al Imara Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Kut al Imara Drives the Turks out of Kut-al-Imara |
| Capture of Samarrah Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Samarrah Captures Samarrah |
| Capture of Vimy Ridge Byng | |
| 9th April Vimy Ridge Leads the Canadian Corps in capturing Vimy Ridge, 1st day of the Arras Offensive |
| Capture of Vimy Ridge Horne | |
| April Vimy Ridge Captures Vimy Ridge |
| Capture of Wejh Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward | |
| 24th Jan Wejh Captures Wejh |
| Casualties Haig, Douglas | |
| 30th April London During April the BEF loses 120,070, the heaviest since July 1917 |
| Chief of Naval Staff Rushworth, John Rushworth | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff, Naval |
| Appointed Chief of Naval Staff |
| Chief Whip Guest, David | |
| Appointed Chief Whip |
| Commander 14th Corps Lambart | |
| Appointed Commander of the 14th Corps in the Guards Division in Italy |
| Commander 3rd Army Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 9th June Appointed Commander of the BEF 3rd Army |
| Commander Eastern Command Wilson | |
| Appointed Commander of the Eastern Command |
| Commander in Chief Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 17th June London Appointed Commander-in-Chief, EEF |
| Commander Tigris Corps Marshall, William Raine | |
| Nov Appointed Commander of the Tigris Corps |
| Composition of Holst Holst, Gustav Theodore | |
| London Composes, "Hymn of Jesus" |
| Conference of Rapallo Lloyd George, David | |
| Rapallo Lloyd George helps establish the Supreme War Council to co-ordinate the war effort |
| 7th Nov Rapallo The Supreme War Council meets at Lloyd George's instigation to co-ordinate the War |
| Conference of St Petersburg Milner, Alfred | |
| St Petersburg Attends the Allied Conference in St Petersburg |
| Council Munitions Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 18th Aug London Announces plans to create a streamlined department composed of a council of 11 members |
| Creil Munitions Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 4th Dec Creil Agrees to set up a munitions factory so arms can be repaired in France |
| Death of Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett | |
| Death of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |
| Death of Asquith, Raymond Asquith, Raymond | |
| Somme Death of Raymond Asquith, son of the Herbert Asquith, during the battle of the Somme |
| Death of Maude, Frederick Stanley Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Nov Death of Frederick Stanley Maude, cholera |
| Declaration of Balfour Balfour, Arthur James | |
| 2nd Nov London Sends the "Balfour Declaration" to Lord Rothschild of the British Zionist Federation |
| 2nd Nov London "The establishment in Palestine of a National home for the Jewish people" |
| Diplomacy Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London Heads a diplomatic mission to the USA |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Sep London Meets the French to discuss munitions |
| Election Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| July Dundee Must be elected to Parliament because of his Cabinet appointment |
| July Dundee Wins the election with a vote of 7,302 |
| 30th July Dundee Returns to Parliament after winning the Dundee election |
| Field Marshal Haig, Douglas | |
| 1st Jan London Public announcement of Haig's promotion to Field Marshal |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Carson | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Head of Council Secretariat Masterton Smith Masterton-Smith, James | |
| London Appointed Head of the Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Munitions by Churchill |
| Health George VI | |
| 30th Nov Operated on for a duodenal ulcer |
| Hindenburg Line Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 9th April Hindenburg Line Breaches the Hindenburg Line |
| 9th April Hindenburg Line Breaks through the Hindenburg Line |
| House of Windsor George VI | |
| 17th July A royal proclamation by George V provides that all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor |
| Invasion of Gaza Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 27th Oct Gaza An attack against Gaza diverts Turkey away from Allenby's planned attack on Beers heba |
| Medal Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| London Awarded the Military Cross |
| Messines Haig, Douglas | |
| 2nd June London Decides to distract the Germans from rebellion amongst French soldiers around Reims |
| Mining Heligoland Beatty, David | |
| 1st Jan Heligoland Proposes mining the Heligoland Blight with 80,000 mines, publicly announced 23rd Jan |
| Minister of Munitions Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 18th July Appointed Minister of Munitions but is not appointed as a member of the War Cabinet |
| Minister of Reconstruction Addison, Christopher | |
| 18th July Appointed Minister of Reconstruction |
| Mobilization Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 29th Dec London Press es for the cavalry to man tanks |
| Nivelle Horne | |
| 9th April London 9-15 April, the British begin the Nivelle Offensive under Generals Horne & Allenby |
| Nobel Prize Barkla, Charles Glover | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics |
| Offensive Arras Byng | |
| 9th April Arras Leads the Canadian Corps in capturing Vimy Ridge, 1st day of the Arras Offensive |
| Offensive Messines Haig, Douglas | |
| 2nd June Messines Orders an Allied offensive to distract the Germans from French mutinies |
| Parliamentary Secretary Clynes Clynes, John Robert | |
| Appointed Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Food in the Lloyd George coalition government |
| Party Leader Snowden, Philip | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Independent Labour Party |
| Peerage Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| Created Baron Aitken |
| Plan Haig Nivelle Haig, Douglas | |
| 27th Feb Calais Lloyd George & the French War Committee agree the Haig-Nivelle plan |
| Programme Alberich Haig, Douglas | |
| 22nd Feb Somme The Alberich programme for German retreat to the Siegried Line is accelerated |
| Publication of Waugh Waugh, Alexander Raban | |
| Publication of, "Loom of Youth" |
| Rebellion Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 10th July Cairo Grants Lawrence a œ200,000 monthly subsidy to support Arab rebellion against the Turks |
| Reform of Franchise Lloyd George, David | |
| London An Act is passed giving women the vote for the 1st time, includes 6 million women |
| Reform of Munitions Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 29th July London Reforms the Ministry of Munitions |
| 15th Aug London Presents the Munitions of War Bill to Parliament to reform munitions production |
| Resignation of Carson Carson | |
| 19th July London Resigns as First Lord of the Admiralty |
| Resignation of Chamberlain Chamberlain, Austen | |
| London Resigns after assuming responsipility for the Mesopotamia affair |
| Secretary Finance Baldwin, Stanley | |
| London Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| Siege of Aqaba Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward | |
| 19th June Aqaba Commences the march on Aqaba with the Arabs |
| Siege of Damascus Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward | |
| 3rd June Damascus Blows up a bridge on the Aleppo-Damascus railway near Baalbek |
| 3rd June Damascus Meets the highest ranking Arab General the Turk Damascus Commandant, Ali Riza Rikabi |
| Siege of Jerusalem Allenby, Henry Hynman | |
| 18th Nov Jerusalem Resumes operations against Jerusalem |
| 11th Dec Jerusalem Enters Jerusalem |
| Siege of Jerusalem Lawrence of Arabia, Thomas Edward | |
| 23rd Nov Jerusalem Enters Jerusalem with Allenby |
| SWC Lloyd George, David | |
| Rapallo Lloyd George helps establish the Supreme War Council to co-ordinate the war effort |
| War Aims Lloyd George, David | |
| 5th Jan London Outlines his war aims in a speech to TU delegates at Central Hall, Westminster |
| War Cabinet Carson | |
| 17th July London Appointed Member of the War Cabinet, without portfolio |
