- Thomas Meynell Curtayne enlists. Thomas is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 4 August 1916.
- Charles Stuart Taylor enlists. Charles is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of wounds in France on 30 October 1916.
- German Zeppelins raid the east coast of England by night; there are no reported casualties
- The First International Socialist Conference at Zimmerwald in Switzerland calls for an immediate end to the First World War