98 years ago today 14/12/1917: Remembering Private Frank Barlow (Age 22) 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of John and Elizabeth Barlow, of New Sarepta, Alberta, Canada. Native of Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire.

Private J Counsil 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).

Meanwhile in World War 2:

14/12/1942: Lance Corporal Albert Edward Atherton (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Caserta War Cemetery, Italy. Son of George and Mary Atherton, of Birkenhead; husband of E. M. Atherton, of Birkenhead.

happy birthday….

1896 – Jimmy Doolittle, who lead Doolittle Raid in 1942 (died 1993)

1946 – Anthony Beevor, excellent historian (but lighten up on Monty will you)

1972 – Miranda Hart, very funny lass……(BTW her dad (David Hart Dyke) was captain of HMS Coventry, sunk during Falklands War 1982.

we lost…

1799- George Washington

1947 – Stanley Baldwin (first Labour PM)

2013 – Peter O’Toole