- William Arthur Neal enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 3 May 1917.
- Arthur William Cecil Attwood enlists. Arthur is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 3 May 1917.
- William Wallace Murray enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of wounds in France on 17 September 1917.
- Sidney Charles Woods enlists. Sydney is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 17 April 1918.
- Lieutenant-General Sir George Milne succeeds Lieutenant-General Sir Bryan Mahon as General Officer Commanding British Forces in Salonika
- German Major Georg Kraut’s 4,000 Schutztruppe make a night attack on General Jacob Louis Van Deventer’s troops of the South African Mounted Brigade in German East Africa
- Turkish forces defeat Russian troops near Bashkeui in Armenia