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DIARY OF THE WAR
JUNE, 1915
| Jun 01 – | Zeppelin raid on the outskirts of London. |
| " 02 – | Lord Kitchener decorated with the Order of the Garter. |
| " 03 – | Germans re-take Przemyśl. – Russia on the defensive. |
| " 04 – | Allies gain 500 yards in the Dardanelles. |
| " 07 – | Sub-Lieut. R. A. J. Warneford, R.N., destroyed a Zeppelin between Ghent and Brussels. |
| " 08 – | Resignation of Mr. Bryan from United States Government. – French captured two lines of trenches round Arras. |
| " 09 – | French captured Neuville. Munitions Bill passed second reading. Germans occupied Stanislau. – German submarine sunk. |
| " 10 – | Two British torpedo boats sunk off the East Coast. |
| " 11 – | Text of President Wilson's Note in reply to Germany published. – Italians occupied the Heights of Monfalcone. |
| " 13 – | French captured Souchez station. |
| " 15 – | The Allies bombarded Karlsruhe. – German Admiralty admitted the loss of submarine U-14. |
| " 16 – | Zeppelin raid on North-East Coast. |
| " 17 – | Further gains by French at Souchez and in Alsace. – Germans half-way to Lemberg. |
| " 18 – | Sub-Lieut. Warneford, V.C., killed. – Reported that Australian Commonwealth had equipped 90,000 troops for service in the war. |
| " 20 – | Russians defeated near Grodek. |
| " 21 – | Mr. McKenna, in the House of Commons, announced the terms of the new War Loan. |
| " 22 – | De Wet sentenced to six years imprisonment and a fine of £2,000. |
| " 23 – | Lemberg re-taken by the Austrians. |
| " 25 – | Russians drive Austrians across the Dneister. – Lieut.-Commander Martin Eric Nasmith awarded V.C. |
| " 28 – | Allies gained 1,000 yards in the Gallipoli Peninsula. |
| " 29 – | National Register Bill introduced by Mr. Walter Long. |
| " 30 – | Germans claimed having taken during the month in Galicia: 150,650 men, 80 guns, and 268 machine guns. – British casualties in Dardanelles to date 44,434. |