September 3

On this day 33,204 men enlist for the British Army. This proves to be the highest daily total of the entire war.

A further list of British casualties is issued: killed, 70; wounded, 390; missing, 4,758.

The 26th Brigade RFA marches to La Ferte sous Jouarre, a crossing point on the River Marne.

HMS Speedy, a minesweeper, sinks after hitting a mine in the Humber estuary.