101 years ago today 6/2/1915: Private W Williams (Age 33) Depot Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Brother of Annie Williams, of 26, Earle St., St. Paul Square, Liverpool. Served in the South African campaign.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Arthur Gilman (Age 23) 7th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

1944: Corporal Robert McShane (Age 30) 7th Bn. Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Sarah Elizabeth Mcshane, of Lockwood Scar, Huddersfield.

1946: Private Leslie Ernest Barber (Age 26) Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria. Son of John and Beatrice Barber, of Thrapston, Northamptonshire; husband of Joan Celestine Barber, of Thrapston.

Private Richard Price (Age 28) Ellesmere Port (Overpool) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Frances Elizabeth Price, of Ellesmere Port; husband of Annie Alice Rumsey Price, of Ellesmere Port. His brother, Leonard Thomas Price, also died on service.

VC Winner…

1901: William Traynor of West Yorkshire Regiment in 2nd Boer War, Bothwell Camp, South Africa.

Also…

1958 – Munich air crash, eight members Manchester United team killed