101 years ago today 6/1/1915:

Private Frank Croft (Age 19) 6th Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery               France. Son of Christopher and Mary Ann Croft, of 3, Compton St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private William Mullock (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Emma Mullock, of 67, Goddard St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Private Edward Thomas Phipps 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 6/1/1916:

NIL

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

6/01/1943: Private Arthur Slater (Age 25) Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of William and Agnes Slater; husband of Margaret S. K. Slater.

Private Henry Wright (Age 30) Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of Tom and Kathleen Wright; Husband of Hilda Wright, of Ramsgate, Kent.

Memorial 60km-ish West of Tunis, all part of the German offensices before final colapse in North Africa.

 

happy birthday…

1412 – Joan de Arc

1943 – Terry Venables (El Tel)

1960 – Nigella Lawson (who I am seeing in Brisbane this month)

and we lost….2012 Bob Hilness (“I’ll have a B please Bob”)

 

VC Winners…..

1858: Bernard McQuirt of 95th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Rowa, India.

1893: Owen Lloyd of Royal Army Medical Corps in Kachin Hills Expedition, Fort Sima, Burma.

1900: Herman Albrecht of Imperial Light Horse in 2nd Boer, Ladysmith, South Africa.

1900: Robert Digby-Jones of Royal Engineers in 2nd Boer, Ladysmith, South Africa.

1900: James Masterson of Devonshire Regiment in 2nd Boer, Ladysmith, South Africa.

1900: James Pitts of Manchester Regiment in 2nd Boer, Caesar’s Camp, South Afri.ca.

1900: Robert Scott of Manchester Regiment in 2nd Boer, Caesar’s Camp, South Africa.

1943: Parkash Singh of 8th Punjab Regiment in WW2, Donbaik, Burma.