101 years ago today 4/2/1915: Private William Henry Bostock 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

100 years ago today 4/2/1916: Private J Lloyd 4th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1947: Private Henry Herbert Armes (Age 43) 7th Bn. Timperley (Christ Church) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William Henry and Rose Ann Armes; husband of Elsie Armes, of Altrincham.

VC Winner…

1874: Mark Bell of Corps of Royal Engineers in First Ashanti Expedition, Ordashu, Ashanti.

1917: Harry Murray of 13th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Gueudecourt, France.

happy birthday…

1902 – Hartley Shawcross

1906 – Dietrich Bonhoffer

1915 – Norman Wisdom