30th April 1916
Western Front
At Verdun, French troops capture two German trenches at Mort Homme and Cumieres, along with 83 prisoners.
German attack from Messines Ridge defeated by artillery.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British troops in German East Africa capture a German supply convoy, which includes 200 oxen, 80 rifles, 600 cattle, & 200 donkeys.
Belgian column arrives in Victoria Nyanza region.
Aviation
Verdun: Count Holck killed over Verdun: his Fokker Eindecker shot down by 10 Caudrons. Richthofen comments ‘with a bullet through his head, he fell from an altitude of 9000 ft – a beautiful death’.
Political, etc.
707 Dublin rebels surrender. Sporadic fighting will continue until tomorrow, but the Easter Rising is over.
Irish Volunteers founder Michael Joseph O’Rahilly, nicknamed “The O’Rahilly,” dies of wounds sustained from last night.
Ship Losses:
City of Lucknow (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Malta (36°03′N 15°45′E) by
SM U-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her 42 crew survived and were rescued by
HMS Rifleman ( Royal Navy).
Mod (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east by north of the mouth of the River Tyne (55°45′N 0°25′W) by
SM UB-27 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Vinifreda (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay (47°48′N 7°48′W) by
SM U-45 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by
Elpis ( Greece).
Bakio (Spain) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by
SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
MERCHANT SHIPPING
British, Allied and Neutral ships lost to enemy submarines, mines and cruisers etc in the month - 92 ships of 193,000 tons gross. (Lloyd's War Losses).
