December 3

King George V, still in France, invests Sir John French with the Order of Merit.

It is announced that Expeditionary Forces from Australia and New Zealand have landed in Egypt to complete their training.

October 16

The Battle of the Yser begins.

Battle of the Yser

Sir John French's Second Despatch is published in the London Gazette. It describes the retreat from Le Cateau to the far side of the Seine and the dramatic turnabout and epic Battle of the Marne. Sir John's Third Despatch, covering the Battle of the Aisne, when the Germans dug in and defended stoutly. Movement was over and trench warfare began, is also published in the same edition.

Troops of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force set sail from Wellington.

August 30 - Battle of Tannenburg

German Samoa is occupied by New Zealand forces, representing New Zealand's first military action in the war.

The end of the Battle of Tannenburg Fought between the Russian Second Army against the German Eighth Army between 26 August and 30 August, the battle resulted in the almost complete destruction of the Russian Second Army, and the suicide of its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov

The latter stages of the Battle of Tannenburg

The 26th Brigade RFA marches from St Gobain to Allemant.