8th January 1916- Gallipoli Campaign ends with evacuation from Helles.
27th January – Conscription introduced in the UK.
29th January – British first tested tanks in Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
27th January – Conscription introduced in the UK.
29th January – British first tested tanks in Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
21st February – Battle of Verdun begins. The battle lasts 10 months and more than one million men become casualties.
28th March – Women's Army Auxillary Corps founded.
2nd April – Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh, 13 die, 24 wounded.
28th March – Women's Army Auxillary Corps founded.
2nd April – Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh, 13 die, 24 wounded.
5th April – The Battle of Kut. The final allied attempt to relieve Kut in Mesopotamia flounders in the mud along the River Tigris.
24th April – Easter rising in Dublin against British Rule.
29th April – Besieged allied forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut after 143 days -9,000 British and Indian troops captured.
31st May – Battle of Jutland begins. The German fleet ends up irreparably damaged for the rest of the War.
24th April – Easter rising in Dublin against British Rule.
29th April – Besieged allied forces surrender to Turkish forces at Kut after 143 days -9,000 British and Indian troops captured.
31st May – Battle of Jutland begins. The German fleet ends up irreparably damaged for the rest of the War.
5th June – T E Lawrence – Laurence of Arabia aids Grand Sharif of Mecca in the Arab revolts against the Turks in Hejaz.
5th June – HMS Hampshire sunk off Orkney Islands. Lord Kitchener is lost along with 643 crewmen.
5th June – HMS Hampshire sunk off Orkney Islands. Lord Kitchener is lost along with 643 crewmen.
1st July – Battle of the Somme sees 750,000 allied soldiers in action. In one day 60,000 are dead, wounded or missing. Of 1916 Deaths, Queensferry lost 12/18 men here, and Dalmeny lost 4/5 men here.
27th August – Italy declares war on Germany.
2nd September – First German airships shot down over Hertfordshire.
15th September – First mass use of tanks at Somme.
27th August – Italy declares war on Germany.
2nd September – First German airships shot down over Hertfordshire.
15th September – First mass use of tanks at Somme.
18th November – Battle of Somme ends. More than 1.5 million men were killed, wounded or listed as missing.
21st November – HMS Brittanic, sister ship of HMS Titanic, sinks after hitting a German mine.
21st November – HMS Brittanic, sister ship of HMS Titanic, sinks after hitting a German mine.
25th November – John Jellico becomes first Lord of the Sea.
5th December - Henry Asquith resigns as Prime minister.
7th December – David Lloyd George becomes Prime minister.
12th December – Germany delivers Peace Note to allies suggesting compromise.
18th December – The Battle of Verdun ends. It is the longest and costliest battle on the western front.
5th December - Henry Asquith resigns as Prime minister.
7th December – David Lloyd George becomes Prime minister.
12th December – Germany delivers Peace Note to allies suggesting compromise.
18th December – The Battle of Verdun ends. It is the longest and costliest battle on the western front.
Timeline - Sunday Post Centenary Supplement
© Queensferry History Group 2016
© Queensferry History Group 2016