101 years ago today 18/3/1915: Private Leonard Ormes (Age 17) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Arthur and Henrietta Ormes, of Nantwich, Cheshire.

Private Thomas David Jones (Age 21) 5th Bn. Nieuwkerke (Neuve-Eglise) Churchyard, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Jones, of 11, Conway St., Mold.

 

100 years ago today 18/3/1916: Private John Emery (Age 16) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of Edith Kinsey (formerly Emery), of 16, Fosbrook St., Boughton, Chester, and the late Alonzo Emery. Born at Wervin, Chester.

Private Austin Robinson (Age 32) 11th Bn. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James and Mary Robinson, of 26, Wheatland Lane, Seacombe; husband of Susannah Robinson, of 9, Fell St., Seacombe, Cheshire.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private James McIntyre (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Son of Hugh and Ellen McIntyre, of Kirkdale, Liverpool.

1945: Private Esmond Witts Beckett (Age 18) 1st Bn. Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of William Arthur and Florence Nellie Beckett, of Hednesford, Staffordshire.

Private John William Hemmings (Age 19) 1st Bn. Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of William Fredrick and Gertrude Maud Hemmings, of Trent Vale, Stoke-On-Trent.

 

VC Winner…

1861: John Lucas of 40th Regiment of Foot in First Taranaki War, Waitara, New Zealand

1945: Karamjeet Judge of 15th Punjab Regiment in WW2, Meiktila, Burma

Also…

1915 – three allied ships sunk in Dardanelles…hey I know, put in some ground troops that could just do it!

1985 – first episode of Neighbours aired

happy birthday…

1869 – Neville Chamberlain (got a bad press but trying to prevent a repeat of WW1 was worth a shot)

1893 – Wilfred Owen

1939 – Ron Atkinson

1941 – Wilson Pickett

1949 – Alex Higgins