100 years ago today 18/12/1915: Remembering Serjeant William Maddocks (Age 37) 8th Bn. Hale Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Florence Maddocks, of 14, Oakfield St., Altrincham.

Private Harold Hancock (Age 23) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hancock, of 21, Fowls Place, Nrthwich, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

18/12/1939: Private Frederick Slade (Age 20) 5th Bn. Helsby Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William Thomas Slade and Nancy Slade, of Helsby.

18/12/1943: Private Egbert Keall (Age 25) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John and Margaret Keall, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.

also today…

218BC – battle of Trebia in Second Punic War: Hannibal beat Romans

1916 – end of battel of Verdun

happy birthday…

1878 – Joseph Stalin

1946 – Steven Speilberg (BTW thanks for ‘Jaws’, ‘Schindlers List’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan’)

1954 – Ray Liotta (great in ‘Goodfellas’)

1963 – Brad Pitt (‘Snatch’)

and we lost…

2000 – Kirsty MacColl