World War One Diary for Friday, March 30, 1917:

Middle East

Mesopotamia: British Cavalry Division occupies Delli Abbas, Keary occupies Jebel Hamrin (March 31).

Palestine: War Cabinet telegram makes Jerusalem Murray’s objective.

Western Front

Somme: Heavy rain. British occupy 8 villages (4 more on March 31) towards Cambrai.

Southern Fronts

Salonika: Due to investiga­tions into Black Hand and internment of 180 suspect officers at Bizerta (Tunisia), General Bojovic abolishes Serb Third Army and splits its formations between the other two armies.