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* '''?''' - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code. | * '''?''' - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''2'''- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 4]]. | |||
* '''16''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives his degree at the [[University of Oxford]]. | |||
* '''22''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] marries [[Edith Bratt]]. | * '''22''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] marries [[Edith Bratt]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''29''' - [[William Squire]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | * '''29''' - [[William Squire]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''2''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives orders to report in Folkestone, and prepare for embarking. | |||
* '''4''' - Tolkien leaves for France. | * '''4''' - Tolkien leaves for France. | ||
* '''27''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] leaves [[wikipedia:Étaples|Étaples]], and goes to the [[Battle of the Somme|Somme front]]. | |||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''1''' - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the [[Battle of the Somme]], starts. | * '''1''' - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the [[Battle of the Somme]], starts. | ||
* '''1''' - [[Robert Gilson]] is one of the first of the 360,000 British casualties when he is hit by a shell at La Boiselle. | * '''1''' - [[Robert Gilson]] is one of the first of the 360,000 British casualties when he is hit by a shell at La Boiselle. | ||
* '''14''' - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front. | * '''14''' - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front. | ||
* '''2''' - [[Ralph Payton|Ralph "the Baby" Payton]], one of the [[T.C.B.S.]], is killed [[World War I|in action]]. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''19''' - Tolkien and [[Geoffrey Bache Smith|G.B. Smith]] meet at Acheux. | * '''19''' - Tolkien and [[Geoffrey Bache Smith|G.B. Smith]] meet at Acheux. | ||
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* '''19''' - [[Terence Tiller]], writer of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|1955 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | * '''19''' - [[Terence Tiller]], writer of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|1955 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''27''' - Tolkien is struck by "pyrexia of unknown origin": [ | * '''26''' - While in reserve, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s battalion is inspected by [[wikipedia:Douglas Haig|Sir Doulgas Haig]], the British commander at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. | ||
* '''27''' - Tolkien is struck by "pyrexia of unknown origin": [[wikipedia:trench fever|trench fever]]. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''8''' - Tolkien is repatriated, and is sent to a hospital in [[Birmingham]]. | * '''8''' - Tolkien is repatriated, and is sent to a hospital in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 2 March 2009
Early
- ? - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code.
March
- 2- J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 4.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives his degree at the University of Oxford.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt.
April
- 29 - William Squire, who would play Gandalf in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
June
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives orders to report in Folkestone, and prepare for embarking.
- 4 - Tolkien leaves for France.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien leaves Étaples, and goes to the Somme front.
July
- 1 - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the Battle of the Somme, starts.
- 1 - Robert Gilson is one of the first of the 360,000 British casualties when he is hit by a shell at La Boiselle.
- 14 - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front.
- 2 - Ralph "the Baby" Payton, one of the T.C.B.S., is killed in action.
August
- 19 - Tolkien and G.B. Smith meet at Acheux.
September
- 19 - Terence Tiller, writer of the 1955 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
October
- 26 - While in reserve, J.R.R. Tolkien's battalion is inspected by Sir Doulgas Haig, the British commander at the Battle of the Somme.
- 27 - Tolkien is struck by "pyrexia of unknown origin": trench fever.
November
- 8 - Tolkien is repatriated, and is sent to a hospital in Birmingham.
- 29 - G.B. Smith is hit by shrapnel, and wounded on his right arm and thigh.
December
- 3 - G.B. Smith dies of gas-gangrene in his wounds. The news doesn't reach Tolkien until the 16th.
- 16-25 - Tolkien recovers, and he and Edith visit Great Haywood.
?
- ? - Tolkien writes the poem Habbanan beneath the Stars
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