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Lord Kitchener was Secretary of State for War when World War One was declared on August
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Lord Kitchener was Secretary of State for War when World War One was declared on August
Lord Kitchener was Secretary of State for War when World War One was declared on August 4th 1914. Lord Kitchener had been a career soldier and did not believe that the war would be over by Christmas 1914. Kitchener informed the Cabinet of his views. He believed that World War One would last between three and four years and that the UK would have to mobilise millions of men if the war was to be won. It was a remarkably accurate prophecy.
In May 1916, Kitchener received an invite from Nicholas II, Tsar or Russia, to visit Russia and advise him on military matters. On June 5th Kitchener set sail from Scapa Flow for Russia on the cruiser " HMS HampshireO. At about 19.00, the " HampshireO hit a German mine and sunk in 15 minutes. 643 out of the 655 on board drowned or died of hypothermia. Kitchener was among the dead.. Circa 1914
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