- William James Heathcote Brook enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 10 November 1916.
- The RAN Bridging Train assumes responsibility for the maintenance of the bridges across the Suez Canal at Serapeum in Egypt
- The recent Red Cross Appeal at Orange Town Hall raises £60 worth of goods for soldiers at the front
- French troops are successful near Mesnil in Champagne
- British cruiser HMS Arethusa strikes a mine off Felixstowe in the North Sea. Six crewmembers perish in the explosion.
A tug assists the wreck of HMS Arethusa 11 February 1916. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum.
