101 years ago today 13/1/1915: Private  J Jones 1st Bn. Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Belgium

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Walter George Barrow (Age24) Crewe Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Walter and Elsie Barrow, of Crewe.

1944: Serjeant Frederick Ord (Age 43) 6th Bn. Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Ellen Ord; husband of Lily Ord, of Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

1945: Serjeant Philip Lamb (Age 43) 2nd Bn. Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, United Kingdom

VC Winner…

1916: Chatta Singh of 9th Bhopal Infantry in WW1, Battle of the Wadi, Mesopotamia.

also…..

1898 – Emile Zola writes “J’accuse” during Dreyfus affair

1960 – Gulags abolished

1968 – Johnny Cash performs inside Folsom State Prison

happy birthday…

1911 – Joh Bjelke-Peterson (former QLD state premier)

1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus