- William Roy Lowdon enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in Belgium on 31 August 1917.
- Roy Luke Cantrill enlists. Roy is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 28 February 1917.
- The South African cavalry under the command of General Jan Christiaan Smuts reaches Moshi in German East Africa, aiming to trap General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s force. The German commander evades major battles with Smuts’ forces, inflicting serious casualties as he retreats.
- Turkish forces are defeated near River Kalopotamus, on the shores of the Black Sea east of Trebizond
13 March 1916
