- Day 660 of the war
- Robertson Johnson enlists. Robertson is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of disease in England on 1 February 1917.
- William O’Neil [aka William Francis O’Neill] 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.
- German forces launch a major attack on British lines in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front