- Day 685 of the war
- The Leader reports that the Orange Red Cross will be selling buttons on War Chest Button Day to support soldiers on the front line. Buttons will cost 1/- each. War Chest Button Day
- Russian forces continue their advance west in northern Persia
- The trial of Roger Casement begins in the High Court of Justice in London. Casement is charged with high treason for his role in the recent Easter Rising
26 June 1916
