November 16

The Allies take formal possession of Tsingtao after a siege which had begun at the end of October. It is the first Anglo-Japanese operation of the war.

The Siege of Tsingtao (from a Japanese lithograph)

A vote of credit for £225.000,000 for war purposes is passed in the House of Commons. British war expenditure is stated to be almost £1,000,000 per day.

14,500 "alien enemies" are stated to be interned in Great Britain.

In the 26th Brigade RFA, Colonel Hinton takes over from Colonel Coghill

November 7

The Siege of Tsingtao ends with the surrender of the German garrison.

German troops during the Siege of Tsingtao

October 31

The seaplane carrier, HMS Hermes, is sunk by the German submarine U27 in the Dover Straits.

HMS Hermes

In the Battle of the Yser, with the German offensive having stalled, the Allies claim victory by preventing Germany gaining total control of Belgium.

The Battle of the Vistula River, which began on 29 September, ends in a Russian victory.

The Siege of Tsingtao begins with Japanese forces shelling the port and digging trenches.

The 26th Brigade RFA remains in action all day.