5 June 1916
Death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
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Death of Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Killed on his visit to Nicholas II when the Hampshire hits a mine
HMS Hampshire struck a mine west of Orkney and sank rapidly while carrying Kitchener to Russia; only twelve men survived.
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