101 years ago today 30/3/1915: Private S Clare 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

100 years ago today 30/3/1916: Private C Weedall 3rd/5th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private Fred Trueman (Age21) 10th Bn. St. Hilaire Cemetery, Frevent, France. Son of William and Elizabeth Trueman, of “Sycamore,” Slade Lane, Over Alderley, Chelford, Crewe.

VC Winner…

1858: Aylmer Cameron of 72nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Kotah, India

1864: John McNeill of 107th Bengal Infantry Regiment in Invasion of Waikato, Ohaupo, New Zealand

1896: Herbert Henderson of Bulawayo Field Force in Matabeleland Rebellion, Bulawayo, Rhodesia.

1918: Alan Jerrard of No. 66 Squadron RFC in WW1, Mansue, Italy.

1944: Cyril Barton of No. 578 Squadron RAF in WW2, Nuremberg, Germany.

Also…

1944 – RAF Bomber Command suffers heaviest losses on raid to Nuremberg

1979 – Airey Neave (escaped from Colditz and made a ‘home run’) murdered by INLA bomb outside Palace of Westminster

1981 – President Ronald Raegan shot

happy birthday….

1853 – Vincent Van Gogh

1905 – Albert Pierrepoint (hangman)