Six men of the Australian Cyclist Corps, Broadmeadows, 1915. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
- 18 year old Roy Luke Cantrill is killed in action in France
- Victor Turnbull enlists. Victor is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in Palestine on 7 May 1918
- Ada Gall of Clinton Street, Orange, receives letters of sympathy following the death of her son, Norman, killed in action in France in November 1916. Lieutenant Hall conveys: “What a loss it was to our company I cannot tell you, as he was one of our best soldiers, liked by all men and officers, and respected by all.” The Late Sergt N Gall
- Mr and Mrs John Thomas host a farewell party at their Orange home, Glenfield, to wish their son Cecil well during his overseas service. Cecil’s friends from the Yamboyna Tennis Club present him with an inscribed wallet, containing a polished steel shield mirror. Send Off To Trooper Cecil Thomas
- The NSW State Recruiting Committee makes an urgent appeal for cyclists to undertake patrol and dispatch work in France. Cyclists Wanted For France
- British troops on the Western Front occupy Thilloy, Gommecourt, Puisieux and Sailly-Saillisel
- Romanian counter-attacks on the Eastern Front at Bukovina are partially successful
- Turkish losses in Mesopotamia in last three months are now estimated to be more than 20,000
