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Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1915–1916Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1915

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill22 October 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st

Writes to Asquith threatning to resign if Kitchener is not removed from the War Office

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill28 October 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st

Threatens to resign if Asquith carries out his announcement to reduce the War Council

1916

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill3 May 1916

Armentieres · Warfare / World War, 1st

The 6th Royal Scots merges with the 15th Division. Churchill does not seek another command & returns to Parliament

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill6 May 1916

Armentieres · Warfare / World War, 1st

Gives his Officers a farewell lunch at Armentieres

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill6 May 1916

Armentieres · Warfare / World War, 1st

Holds a farewell luncheon for the officers of his batallion

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill7 May 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st

Returns to England, the end of his military career

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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