109 years ago today, on June 7, 1916 (May 7, 1916 in the lunar calendar), Lord Kitchener was killed. Lord Kitchener in Gallipoli On June 7, 1916, Lord Kitchener, the most senior member of the British Armed Forces, was killed. On the evening of the 6th, the cruiser USS Hampshire hit a mine or was torpedoed near Orkney Island, and no one survived. He was on board the cruiser Hampshire to Russia to boost declining morale. The news came that London was paralyzed, and Paris and Washington were also shocked. For the past half-century, Kitchener has been busy with the rule of the British Empire. Kitchener, 66, has commanded troops in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa and India. Two years ago, he became Secretary of State for War.