- Hector Kingsley Portus Tiddy enlists. Hector is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in Belgium on 26 July 1917.
- Leslie Vivian Harcourt Coote enlists. Leslie is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of wounds in France on 16 April 1918.
- Thomas Harrison enlists. Thomas is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 17 July 1918.
- The Serbian army repulses the Austrians near the River Ishmi in northern Albania
- The British merchant steamer SS Appam arrives in Norfolk, Virginia, following its capture by the German raider SMS Moewe on 15 January
- A German zeppelin bombards Salonika; killing 18 and injuring 53
British troops clear a street in Salonika after the Zeppelin raid, 1 February 1916. The building in the background was a bank. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 75979)
