7 April

1915 (Wednesday)

• Indecisive fighting near St. Mihiel.
• Further Russian advance in Carpathians.
• Skirmish between Turks and British north-east of El Ḱantara (Egypt).
• First Indian units of Indian Expeditionary Force "G" (formed from Force "E") sail from Egypt for the Dardanelles (see 31 December).
• German Minority Socialists publish a manifesto against the war.
• Appeal by the Churches for restraint in use of alcohol is followed by a memorial by business men to the same effect.

1916 (Friday)

• The "Grand Fleet" ceases to exist when Lord Beatty hauls down his flag on the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Acknowledgements

Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War:On This Day and associated index. Data has been gleaned from two main sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principal Events 1914-1918 (1922). The information in these works were deemed correct at the time of their respective publication dates, and may not accurately represent present-day histories, spelling of place names, political, and geographical boundaries. Click here for a full list of sources.