101 years ago today 28/3/1915: Captain Thomas Laurence Frost (Age 25) Adjt. 1st Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Sir John Meadows Frost, of Upton Lawn, Chester.

Private Thomas Henry Wrench (Age 19) 14th Bn. Lostock Gralam (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph Thomas Wrench and Jane Wrench, of 2, Old Lane, Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Lieutenant Robert James Glover Burtinshaw (Age 25) 6th Bn. Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France. Son of Sydney James Glover Burtinshaw and Lilian Beatrice Burtinshaw, of Bramhall, Cheshire. Lawyer.

1944: Private Joseph Wright (Age 22) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of John and Edith Wright, of Tipton, Staffordshire.

VC Winner…

1860: William Odgers of HMS Niger in First Taranaki War, Omata, New Zealand.

1879: Edward Browne of 24th Regiment of Foot in zulu war, Battle of Khambula, Zululand.

1879: Redvers Buller of 60th Rifles in zulu war, Battle of Hlobane, Zululand.

1879: Edmund Fowler of 90th Regiment of Foot in zulu war, Battle of Hlobane, Zululand.

1879: William Leet of 13th Regiment of Foot in zulu war, Battle of Hlobane, Zululand.

1879: Henry Lysons of 90th Regiment of Foot in zulu war, Battle of Hlobane, Zululand.

1918: Bernard Cassidy of Lancashire Fusiliers in WW1, Arras, France.

1918: Stanley McDougall of 47th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Dernancourt, France.

1918: Oliver Watson of King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) in WW1, Rossignol Wood, France.

1942: Augustus Newman of Essex Regiment in WW2, St Nazaire, France.

1942: Robert Ryder of HMS Campbeltown in WW2, St Nazaire, France.

1942: William Savage of HM Motor Gun Boat in WW2, St Nazaire, France.