100 years ago today 13/12/1915: Remembering Private  William Albert Hadley 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Meanwhile in World War 2:

13/12/1940: Private Josiah Frederick Fry (Age 20) Filleigh (St. Paul) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William James Mitchell Fry and Florence Louisa Fry, of Molland Botreaux.

1939: Battle of the River Plate: pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee against HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMNZS Achilles.

happy birthday…

1887: Seargent Alvin York US Army (medal of honour recipient)

1949: Paula Wilcox (Man about the house)

1957: Steve Buscemi