Allan Forbes WWI

Archduke Assassination

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-ferdinand-assassinated

Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium

Period: Aug 2, 1914 to Aug 7, 1914

Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. https://twile.com/timeline/worldwar1/EAAAAMagNZvYMg08xDJPAfPF7ymAZ0aRAleSFjukRTqJVOSp/germany-invades-belgium-starting-world-war-1

Battle of Tannenberg

Aug 26, 1914

In the middle of August 1914 Russia sent two armies into East Prussia Germany's war strategy had the bulk of its forces concentrated to the west against France. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tannenberg-begins

Air raid on Paris

Aug 30, 1914

German air force bombs Paris, killing 254 people, most of them civilians.Despite the fact that the British Expeditionary Force was on the verge of completing its evacuation the British War Cabinet was informed that Norway’s king, Haakon, had expressed complete confidence that the Allies would win in the end. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-bomb-paris

First Tanks

Sep 6, 1916

A tank prototype nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons it got stuck in trenches and went over rough terrains at only two miles per hour https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-tank-produced

Service Dates

Period: 1917 to 1919

Year span Allan was in the Army

Zimmerman Telegram

Feb 25, 1917

British intelligence gives Wilson the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposing that Mexico side with Germany in case of war between Germany and the United States.

Enlistment Date

Dec 15, 1917

He began active duty as a private in the U.S Army http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.87652/pageturner?ID=pm0015001

Identity card for Forbes Allan [11/7/1918]

Nov 7, 1918

Allan Forbes was given his identity card http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.87652/pageturner?ID=pm0014001

WWI Ending

Nov 11, 1918

All nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/jazz/jb_jazz_ww1_1.html

Service Chevrons

Dec 21, 1918

A special order was made authorizing Allan Forbes and other soldiers to wear service Chevrons http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.87652/pageturner?ID=pm0017001

Discharge

Jul 2, 1919

Allan was honorably discharged from the Army http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.87652/pageturner?ID=pm0013001