Pte John Payne (Seville), 5^th Battalion: Is wounded in action, gunshot wound to the right shoulder, and is evacuated to hospital in England.

The following local soldiers leave Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Shropshire:

Pte William Boyden (Wandin), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion

Pte Michael White (Lilydale), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion

Dvr Thomas Hennessy (Lilydale), 12^th Field Artillery Brigade

Gnr Bertie Blashki (Lilydale), 12^th Field Artillery Brigade

The following local soldiers leave Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Ascanius:

Pte Robert Jenkins (Gruyere), 21^st Battalion

Pte Arthur Watson (Lilydale), 22^nd Battalion

Pte Francis Webster (Lilydale), 23^rd Battalion

Pte Gordon Howell (Wandin), 24^th Battalion

Pte Oliver Hargrave (Lilydale), 46^th Battalion

Pte Albert Lalor (Montrose), 46^th Battalion

Gnr Finlay McCay (Silvan), 12^th Field Artillery Brigade

Pte Raymond Johnson (Lilydale), 2^nd Light Rail Operating Company