5 June –
HMS Hampshire sinks off
Orkney, probably having struck a German mine, with the loss of 650 lives – including
Lord Kitchener and his staff – and only 13 survivors.
25 July – North of Scotland Special Military Area declared, restricting access by non-residents to everywhere north of the
Great Glen.[2]
5 June –
HMS Hampshire sinks off
Orkney, probably having struck a German mine, with the loss of 650 lives – including
Lord Kitchener and his staff – and only 13 survivors.
25 July – North of Scotland Special Military Area declared, restricting access by non-residents to everywhere north of the
Great Glen.[2]