December 7th

 

100 years ago today 7/12/1915: Remembering Private S Carr 8th Bn.    Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private  CN Pennington 1st/7th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private W Roberts 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France.

Second Lieutenant Horace Arthur Seel (Age 19) 7th Bn. Helles Memorial Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Charles and Maria Seel, of Myrtle Villa, Bond St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

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Macclesfield War Memorial (taken by me)

1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbour naval base……singtart the Pacific War

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1815: death of Marshall Ney of France (born 1769) “the breavest of the brave” siad Napoleon

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1817: death of William Bligh (born 1745)

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thanks Wikipedia…

 

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