8 April 1915

Patrick Benjamin (‘Paddy’) Woodbridge enlists
The Leader reports that preparations are under way for the landing of troops on the Gallipoli peninsula
The Monarch Theatre in Orange screens the movie The Heligoland Naval Battle, featuring “authentic films of naval warfare”, “a deadly torpedo run” and “the astonishing effects of gunfire”. This battle was the first naval battle of WWI, fought in the North Sea between the British and Germany navies on 28 August 1914.