[Jimbuna]

29th September 1917

Western Front

Aeroplane raid on London; 3 machines penetrate defences, 14 killed, 87 injured.

Southern Front

Italians improve position on Bainsizza Plateau, taking 1,400 prisoners.

Political, etc.

King of Italy returns after visiting French and Belgian fronts.

Ship Losses:

Bon Premier (France) The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of Ouessant, Finistère (46°06′N 11°25′W) by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Elmsgarth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Tory Island, County Donegal by SM U-61 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Eugenie Fautrel (France) The barque was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of Ouessant (46°30′N 9°59′W) by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Cygne ( France).
Kildonan (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north north west of the Pendeen Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire (50°11′N 5°42′W) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of fourteen of her crew.
Percy B. (United Kingdom) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) north by west of Cape Villano, Spain by SM U-60 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
R 235 (France) The fishing schooner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (34°38′N 34°43′E) by SM U-73 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sanwen (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Béar, Spain (42°52′N 4°15′E) by SM U-32 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.
Swan River (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 27 nautical miles (50 km) west of Oran, Algeria (36°07′N 0°54′W) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM UC-55 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine was shelled, depth charged and sunk off the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom (60°02′N 1°02′W) by HMS Sylvia and HMS Tirade (both Royal Navy) with the loss of ten of her 27 crew.