- George Alfred Blunt’s family observes the anniversary of his death in the Battle of Fromelles
- James John Fleming enlists. James is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 20 June 1918.
- German troops on the Western Front launch attacks south of Lombartzyde, south of St Quentin, and north of the Aisne
- German forces on the Eastern Front launch a counter-offensive, piercing Russian positions east of Zloczow near Lemberg
- Allied troops in Palestine drive back a Turkish cavalry force west of Beersheba
- British troops in German East Africa attempt to seize enemy water holes at Narungombe, and quickly became embroiled in fierce fighting. Both sides experience heavy casualties.
