- Walter Garnett Bennett enlists. Walter is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 16 April 1918.
- A memorial service for Private Bert Argall is planned at the Orange Methodist Church. Memorial Service
- The people of Orange are invited to contribute names of ex Orange Public School students who have enlisted in the war for the formation of an Honour Roll
- The Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci capsizes at Taranto harbour in 11 metres of water, after an internal magazine explosion while loading ammunition. 249 of her 1,000 crew perish.
Postcard of the battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto 1916. Image in public domain.
