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1915 Timeline ______________________________________
| Date | Event |
| February 4th | Germany declared the waters around Great Britain to be a ‘war zone’ |
| March 10th | The British Army launched an offensive at Neuve Chapelle |
| April 25th | Allied troops landed at five beaches at Gallipoli and gained a small beachhead at Anzac Cove |
| May 7th | The ‘Lusitania’ was sunk by a German U-boat; 1,201 lives were lost including 128 Americans |
| August 3rd | Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium. Germany had to implement the Schlieffen Plan. |
| December 19th | The Allies started the evacuation of Gallipoli. Douglas Haig replaced Sir John French as commander of the BEF |
Events will be posted as they are finalised.
Please return soon for an update
List of those who died in 1915
| Date | Name |
| 23rd April | John Robert Robinson |
| 24th April | Harold Walker |
| 5th May | Thomas Smith |
| 9th May | Percy William Adamson |
| 12th May | Herbert Springthorpe |
| 24th May | Richard George Wallinger |
| 15th July | Albert Wastell |
| 9th August | Harold Bert Atkinson |
| 21st August | William Allsopp |
| 1st September | John Charles Watson |
| 5th September | Herbert Hildred Marston |
| 27th September | William Daniel |