100 years ago today 17/12/1915: Remembering Lance Corporal  Walter Long (Age 38) 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Patrick and Esther Long, of Hyde; husband of S. H. Long, of 43, Hallbottom St., Newton, Hyde.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

17/12/1939: Private Joseph Glyn Clarke (Age 22) 1st Bn. Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan. Son of William and Elizabeth Knappett, of Churton, Cheshire.

17/12/1940: Private William Henry Blease (Age 20) 5th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Harry and Ellen Blease, of Greenbank, Northwich.

17/12/1944: Serjeant Walter George Burwell (Age 27) Darlington North Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Elnora Burwell, of Darlington.

17/12/1946: Serjeant A Latham (Age 44) Rome War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John and Elizabeth Latham; husband of Selina Latham of Leicester.

also of interest (well, to me anyway..)….

1903: Wright brothers make first controlled flight….

1939: Admiral Graf Spee scuttled by Captain Langsdorff

1944: Malmedy massacre US POWs murdered