[Jimbuna]

28th September 1914

Western Front

Yser: Germans retake Lobartzyde.

Neuve-Chapelle retaken by the British.

Malines taken by German forces.

Eastern Front

Russian counterattack at the Battle of the Niemen forces Germany to retreat back to the Prussian border.

Poland: Russians recover Lodz.

Galicia: Austrians defeated at Sambor.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Falcon, destroyer, C-class, 420t, 1-12pdr/5-6pdr/2-18in tt, 6th DF Dover Patrol, Lt Hubert Wauton, on anti-submarine patrol with destroyer Syren off Westende in NE Channel. Came under heavy, accurate shore-fire from Westende battery at c1230, returned fire and stayed on station, at 1400 between Nieuport and Ostend hit by 8in shell on port forward 6pdr muzzle, ship completely out of action and brought into Dunkirk by Acting Sub-Lt du Boulay; captain and 7 ratings killed, 2 ratings DOW, gunner and about 12 more ratings wounded.

Venerable, battleship, London-class, 5th BS Channel Fleet, Brilliant, old cruiser, Apollo-class (expended at Zeebrugge in 1918), Wildfire, old composite sloop, Nymphe-class, Rinaldo, old sloop, Condor-class, together with gunboat Bustard and three monitors, bombarding targets between Westende and Lombartzyde. Serious damage only avoided by continual course alterations although Wildfire badly hit on the waterline and sent home for repairs. In the afternoon Venerable ran aground but was helped off on rising tide by Brilliant with no damage, Brilliant (Rn/dp - one man killed, several wounded) and Rinaldo (Rn - 8 wounded) hit; only confirmed life lost was 1 rating in Rinaldo on 29th.

Lieut.-General Sir A. Barrett appointed Commander-designate of Indian Expeditionary Force "D" for Mesopotamia.

Aviation

Distinctive markings on German aircraft first reported.

Political, etc.

Great Britain: Resignation of Prince Louis Battenberg from office of First Sea Lord.

Trial of Archduke's murderers at Sarajevo.

Marconi Wireless Company sues the U.S. government for closing down a wireless station for not complying with censorship laws.

Ship Losses:

Anglo-Norman ( Norway): The barque was driven ashore at Kaipara Harbour, North Island, New Zealand and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.
Agda ( Netherlands): The auxiliary schooner struck a submerged object and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Khiva ( United Kingdom).
SMS Cormoran ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Bussard-class cruiser was scuttled at Tsingtao, China.
SMS T50 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The S7-class torpedo boat was wrecked in the Baltic Sea.
SMS Taku ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Taku-class torpedo boat was scuttled at Tsingtao.

British, Allied and Neutral ships lost to enemy submarines, mines and cruisers etc in the month - 37 ships of 99,000 tons gross (Lloyd's War Losses)