- John Harvey enlists. John is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 29 July 1916.
- Francis William Courtenay Bootle enlists. Francis is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of wounds in England on 14 February 1917.
- French forces on the Western front push east from Verdun and into Alsace
- South African troops defeat the Germany Army at Karunga and secure Warmbad in German East Africa