Timeline Monday 5 June 1916

Events on Monday 5 June 1916 4

• 1850 – 1916 Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) Died 5 June 1916, aged 65 Lord Kitchener was a British Field Marshal and Secretary of State for War, whose face became famous on the "Your Country Needs You" recruitment poster. He drowned when HMS Hampshire struck a German mine off Orkney while he was en route to Russia.
• 1916 Arab Revolt begins Sharif Hussein of Mecca rises against Ottoman rule Sharif Hussein bin Ali of Mecca launched an uprising against Ottoman rule with British backing. The revolt, later aided by T. E. Lawrence, sought Arab independence and contributed to the collapse of Ottoman control in the region.
• 1916 The Arab Revolt begins Hejaz, Ottoman Empire Sharif Hussein of Mecca rose against Ottoman rule with British backing, and a young officer named T. E. Lawrence attached himself to the campaign.
• 1916 The Arab Revolt begins Hejaz, Ottoman Empire Sharif Hussein of Mecca rose against Ottoman rule with British money and arms. Lawrence was sent to assess which of his sons was worth backing.