99 years ago today 17/3/1917: Private AE Saunders (Age 20) 23rd Bn. Crewe Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. M. E. Saunders, of 92, Broad St., Coppenhall, Crewe.

Private BS Kelly 52nd Bn. Kirk Braddan (St. Brendan) New Churchyard, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Serjeant George Thomas Ball (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Thomas and Margaret Ball; husband of Lilian Ball, of Brentford, Middlesex.

Serjeant Frank Johnson (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of Margaret Johnson, and Stepson of T. Williamson. of Nantwich, Cheshire.

Serjeant Alexander Sherriff (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.

VC Winner…

1858: Richard Keatinge of Bombay Artillery in Indian Mutiny, Chundairee, India.

1879: Edward Leach of Royal Engineers & Bengal Sappers and Miners in 2nd Afghan War, Khyber Pass, Afghanistan.

happy birthday….

1880 – Lawrence “Titus” Oates (also does this day 1912 with Scott…”I’m going outside, I may be sometime”)