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Allied and German forces begin the start of the first out of three battles
In late September 1914, “Race to the Sea” began, as each army attempted to outrun the other on their way, The race ended in mid-October at Ypres, the ancient Flemish city with its fortifications guarding the ports of the English Channel. -
German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned luxury steamship Lusitania
a German U-boat torpedoed the British-owned luxury steamship Lusitania, killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans. This fueled anti-German sentiment and set off a chain of events that eventually led to the United States entering World War I. six days after leaving New York for Liverpool, Lusitania took a direct hit from a German U-boat submarine without any warning and sank within 20 minutes. -
End of one of the battles
after three months of fierce fighting, British and Canadian forces finally took control of the tiny village of Passchendaele in the West Flanders region of Belgium, ending the battle. approximately a third of a million British and Allied soldiers either killed or wounded. -
Spent Time serving In A hospital
He spent time serving at a hospital center in Bazoilles-sur-Meuse, France under Major Edward H. Schell. He probably wanted to help since he didn't seem very eager to be serving in the war. We could also infer that he could have gotten hurt somewhere and had to go to the hospital. By the photo it looks like quite a few men were hurt so he probably was hurt. -
Indian Code
U.S. commander came up with the idea of using Choctaw Indians to transmit messages in their native language. This helped greatly and the Germans couldn't crack the code, this technique would be more extensive in the next world war. -
On leave at St. Malo
Allan was standing with his friend while on leave at St. Malo. We can infer from the time frame he probably was on leave to go home. He looks like he didn’t want to take the picture and he was just ready to leave. He always mentioned waiting to come home so at this point he’s just tired and ready to see his family. -
He sends a letter to his father
He sends a letter to his father saying that he was going to meet his brother (who was also in the service). He mentions that the twenty-sixth division was going to be going home in the next two weeks. He also mentions how we want to be home. He also mentions things saying the war has changed so he wouldn’t be going home soon. -
Took Photo with Troop
From this photo we can infer that these men have served before this photo. We can also say that it could be chilly outside of the few people wearing a jacket and other items. You can see in the men's faces that they're tired and exhausted. They look like they had their time but they want to go home. -
Forbes Sends a letter to his father
Allan sends another letter to his father saying that he had time on his hands at the moment so he would write him. he says that he has located his brother Andrew and some other boys from home, he learns that he was quartered about 46 miles from where he was from. he decided to go see his brother and mentioned how fun and how excited his brother was to see him since he never had visitors. -
Unknown Warrior
David Railton MC, stumbled upon a grave in a garden in Erquinghem-Lys in France. It had an inscription saying “An unknown British soldier of the Black Watch”. This had a great effect on him, in 1920 he wrote to Herbert Ryle, with his idea for an anonymous grave to honor all those lost. The total military dead for the British Empire in the war was over 1.1 million including missing and prisoners. Herbert Ryle persuaded the government, this second national memorial was just what was needed.