101 years ago today 27/3/1915: Private William Sexton 2nd Bn. Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Ireland, Republic of.

Private George Blythen (Age 17) 1st/4th Bn. attd. 1st/5th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Andrew and May Elizabeth Blythen, of 61, Rodney St., Birkenhead.

Private O Dunn 1st/7th Bn. attd. 1st/5th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Robert Parsonage 1st/5th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Henry Postles (Age 22) 1st/5th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Eaton (formerly Postles) and the late Thomas Postles.

Private W Ward (Age 24) 1st/5^th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium. Brother of Walter Ward, of 3, New Terrace, Helsby, Warrington.

 

100 years ago today 27/3/1916: Private JI Langhorn (Age 30) 14th Bn. Whitchurch Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Lancelot Langhorn and the late Elizabeth Langhorn, of Southview, Westow, York. Born at Brampton, Croft Ends, Appleby, Westmorland.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Thomas Huxley (Age 31) 6th Bn. Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Son of George and Helen Huxley, of Stockport, Cheshire; husband of Lily Huxley, of Edgeley, Stockport.

 

VC Winner…

1917: Frederick Harvey of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) in WW1, Guyencourt, France.

1918: Alan McLeod of No. 2 Squadron RFC in WW1, Albert, France.

1916: Edward Mellish of Royal Army Chaplains’ Department in WW1, St. Eloi, Belgium.

1942: Stephen Beattie of HMS Campbeltown in WW2, St, Nazaire, France.

1942: Thomas Durrant of Corps of Royal Engineers in WW2, St. Nazaire, France.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Frank_Durrant

 

 

Also…

1963 – Beeching report published (massive cuts to UK rail network)

1977 – Teneriffe airport disaster (2 747s crash with 583 dead)