- John Joseph Cullen enlists. John is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in Belgium on 7 June 1917.
- German troops make strong counter-attacks at Longueval and Delville Wood
- Russian troops continue their advance in Armenia; they capture Kighi, an important junction on the Erzerum-Baiburt road
18 July 1916
