The British battleship Formidable sunk in the Channel by an enemy submarine or mine, only about 200 of the crew being saved.
Banbury Guardian 1915
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Baptism – Frances Mary Wyten
| Date | Name | Parents Forenames | Surname | Abode | Occupation | Clergyman |
| 27th December | Frances Mary | Harry | ||||
| Ethel Anne | Wyten | Hornton | Publican | V.W.Philpott |
Avon Dassett Parish Registers
Newsflash!
Seven British airmen, assisted by warships, attack enemy warships off Cuxhaven.
Banbury Guardian January 1915
Newsflash!
German aeroplane drops a bomb on Dover without doing damage. English aeroplane drops bomb on German air-shed at Brussels.
Banbury Guardian January 1915
Christmas Newsletter published
Newsflash!
Nicholaus Ahlers, formerly German Consul at Sunderland, successfully appealed against death sentence passed for high treason; conviction quashed.
Banbury Guardian January 1915
Newsflash!
Egypt declared a British Protectorate.
Banbury Guardian January 1915
Fenny Compton Garments for Soldiers
DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE
The Fenny Compton people have been holding a weekly sewing meeting in the National Schoolroom to make garments for our men at the front. Rather more than £10 was subscribed by the villagers and this amount was expended in materials. It was decided to send the articles to the Mayor of Warwick to form part of the county contribution. Accordingly on Monday a large parcel was despatched containing 15 flannel shirts, 26 pairs of mittens, 22 mufflers, 18 pairs of woollen socks and 10 body belts. Another parcel will follow in a week or two. The work has been done under the auspices of a small committee composed of Mrs Guest Brown, Mrs Alfred Knott and Mrs Sidney White. This is the second effort from the people of Fenny Compton. In July Mrs Dickens inaugurated some sewing parties and a parcel value about £11 was sent to the Red Cross.
Banbury Guardian 17th December
Newsflash!
Five German battle cruisers and two protected cruisers bombarded Hartlepool, Scarborough, and Whitby for an hour, and then escaped in mist. Much loss of life, injury to limb, and damage of property caused. There were 122 killed and 549 wounded.
Banbury Guardian January 1915
Newsflash!
Serbians took Belgrade after an Austrian occupation of less than a fortnight.
Banbury Guardian January 1915