- The Leader reports that George William Lawson Cooper is now listed as having been killed in action. Private Cooper was last seen charging the Turks at Gallipoli. Personal
- French troops on the Southern Somme attack; they take Vermandovillers and Berny, and surround Deniecourt, capturing many prisoners
- British troops attack and occupy Mazar in northern Sinai; the Turks withdraw to El Arish
17 November 1916
