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Watson’s Pier, Anzac Cove, 1915, Horace Moore-Jones. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Watson’s Pier, Anzac Cove, 1915, Horace Moore-Jones.
Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

  • The construction of Watson’s Pier at Anzac Cove is completed. Named after supervising engineer, Major SH Watson of the 1st Division Signal Company, the pier was used to land Allied stores and equipment on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
  • The Leader reports that Mathew Aloysius Stackpool has been killed in action. Orange Soldier Killed
  • South African forces begin their advance on Otavifontein in German South West Africa