- William Robert Clive Beasley enlists. William is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915.
- James Elliot Bell enlists. James is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of wounds in France on 28 July 1916.
- German and Russian forces clash at the Battle of Gumbinnen in East Prussia; the first major German offensive on the Eastern Front
- The Germans occupy Brussels
20 August 1914
