Lord Kitchener. Image courtesy Wikimedia.
- Lord Kitchener, refusing to accept General Sir Charles Monro’s advice to evacuate the Gallipoli Peninsula, dismisses General Monro and appoints Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood as commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Monro is appointed to command the British Salonika Force.
- Lord Kitchener sets sail for the Dardanelles with the objective of gaining firsthand knowledge of the situation
- With the onset of winter in the trenches, business employees in Orange contribute money to purchase sheepskin vests for soldiers at the front. For Our Soldiers
