101 years ago today 30/4/1915: Private Alfred Davenport (Age 32) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Samuel and Hannah Davenport, of 5, Abbots Meads, Parkgate Rd., Chester. Born at Upton, Cheshire.

Private William Henry Dutton 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.    

Private James Cowley Harris (Age 41) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Brother of Mr. R. G. Harris, of 27, Alexandra Rd., Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.

Private James Sheehan 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 30/4/1916: Serjeant W Garlick 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. 

Private F Johnson (Age 23) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Johnson, of 1, Legh Rd., New Ferry, Birkenhead.

Private  W Jones 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.        

Private W Thomas (Age 23) 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of William and Lavina Thomas.

Private A Jackson 5th/6th Bn. Wilmslow (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1945: Serjeant Arnold Percy Leaitherland (Age 30) Haley Hill (All Souls) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Herbert G. Leaitherland and Sara Ann Leaitherland; husband of Laura Arm Leaitherland, of Boothtown, Halifax.

 

VC Winner…

1865: James Dundas of Bengal Engineers in Bhutan War, Dewan-Giri, India.

1865: William Trevor of Bengal Engineers in Bhutan War, Dewan-Giri, India.

1915: Walter Parker of Royal Marine Light Infantry in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1917: William Sanders of HMS Prize in WW1, Atlantic.

Also…

1863 – French Foreign Legion  force (65 men) fights off 2000 Mexicans to almost the last man (Cameron)

1943 – Operation Mincemeat begins

1945 – Adolf Hitler commits suicide

happy birthday…

1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop

 

101 years ago today 29/4/1915: Private W Cole 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.    

Private Thomas Feeney (Age 22) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Michael and Winifred Feeney, of 28, Steven St., Boughton, Chester.

Corporal S Thomas (Age 23) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Lydia Thomas, of 34, Mobberley Rd., Knutsford, Cheshire.

Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium…

Private Walter Albinson 1st Bn.                 

Private Thomas Bagley (Age 38) 1st Bn. Son of Elizabeth Deegan (formerly Bagley, (nee Blackhurst) and William Bagley; husband of Florence Campbell (formerly Bagley), of 6, St. Thomas Place. Hillgate, Stockport.

Private Harry Bagwell 1st Bn.

Private Harry Bruckshaw (Age 24) 1st Bn. Son of Samuel and Harriet Bruckshaw, of 60, Northgate St., Stockport; husband of Lucy Hallam (formerly Bruckshaw), of 3, Second Avenue, Oozewood Rd., Royton, Oldham.

Private Thomas Dolan (Age 28) 1st Bn. Son of Mrs. Catherine Dolan, of 34, Hawkins St., South Reddish, Stockport.

Private David Gee 1st Bn.             

Private Joseph Henry Parry (Age 30) 1st Bn. Son of William and Elizabeth Parry, of 16, Nelson, Chester; husband of Ellen Parry, of 10, Peel St., Chester.

Lance Corporal Arthur Pearce (Age 16 1st Bn. Only son of George Edwin and Martha Pearce, of 71, Stovell Avenue, Longsight, Manchester.

Private Harry Plant (Age 38) 1st Bn. Husband of Lavina Plant, of 1, Souracre Fold, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private Robert Rogers 1st Bn.

Private John Tomkinson 1st Bn.

Private Patrick Walsh 1st Bn.

 

100 years ago today 29/4/1916: Private James Aaron Cartlidge (Age 26) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of the late Arthur and Hannah Cartlidge, of 21, Dane St., Congleton; husband of Elizabeth Ellen Cartlidge, of 28, Milk St., Congleton, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Habbajam Higgs (Age 40) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Clara Higgs, of 4, Stone Grove, Steeton, Keighley, Yorks, and the late John Higgs. Enlisted 1914.

Private Patrick McDonald (Age 36) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Michael McDonald. Served in the South African Campaign with 1St Bn. South Lancashire Regt.

Lance Corporal HH Birch (Age 28) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Birch, of Hesshall, Cheshire.

Private Arthur Cliffe (Age 20) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Eliza Cliffe, of Astbury Village, Nr. Congleton, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Corporal William Ernest Matthews (Age 36) 7th Bn. Birmingham (Witton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Florence Priscilla Matthews, of Birmingham; husband of Jennie Matthews, of Broad, Birmingham.

1943: Corporal Ronald Alexander Williams (Age 30) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Samuel Ralph Lewis Williams and of Gertrude Williams, of Bramhall, Cheshire.

1944: Major Samuel Thomas Smither MC and 2 Bar (Age 53) 30th Bn. Naples War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Samuel Thomas Smither and Jessie Smither; husband of Kathleen Ada Smither, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

1945: Private John Charles McGuire 7th Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

 

VC Winner…

1864: William Manley of Royal Artillery in Tauranga Campaign, Tauranga, New Zealand.

1864: Samuel Mitchell of HMS Harrier in Tauranga Campaign, Tauranga, New Zealand.

1917: Alfred Pollard of Honourable Artillery Company in WW1, Gavrelle, France.

1917: James Welch of Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) in WW1, Oppy, Pas-de-Calais, France.

1941: Jack Hinton of 2nd Division, NZEF in WW2, Kalamai, Greece.

 Also…

1770 –  Captain James Cook arrives at Botany Bay

happy birthday…

1934 – General Sir Peter de la Billiere

1954 – Jerry Seinfeld

1955 – Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway)

 

 

 

101 years ago today 28/4/1915: Private JWS Spruce 2nd Bn. Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. Fanny Wilson (formerly Spruce), of 5, Forest St., Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private S Bostock 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.

Private H Rhodes (Age 29) 4th Bn. attd. 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John B. and Alethea Rhodes. Native of Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 28/4/1916: Private Harold Clarke 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. 

Private Richard Albert Thompson (Age 24) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Annie McKeone (formerly Thompson), of 31, Brunswick St., Rock Ferry, Cheshire. and the late James George Thompson.

Private William Forsey (Age 29) 13th Bn.                Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Fred and Rhoda Forsey, of New Ferny, Cheshire.

Private W Jones 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Corporal William Murphy (Age 33) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Sarah Ann Murphy, of 28, Lomax St., Halliwell Rd., Bolton, Lancs.

Private William James Sinnott (Age 32) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Michael Paul and Margaret Sinnott, of 82, Brighton St., Seacombe, Cheshire. Native of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Smith 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Private J Miller 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.        

Private Charles Henry Clague (Age 25) 11th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Charles Henry and Jane Elizabeth Clague, of 6, St. Catherine’S Terrace, Onchan, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Private J Dacy 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son oMrs. A. Dacy, of 6, Albion St., Burnley.

Private H Malpas 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France               .

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private Arthur John Taylor (Age 28) 1st Bn. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.

 

VC Winner…

1917: Edward Brooks of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in WW1, Fayet, France.

1917: Reginald Haine of Honourable Artillery Company in WW1, Gavrelle, France.

1943: John Kenneally of Irish Guards in WW2, Dj. Arada, Tunisia.

1940: Richard Stannard of HMT Arab in WW2, Namsos, Norway.

 

Also…

1788 – Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution (note: Baltimore is my spiritual home)

1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty, with Lt. Bligh with 18 others set adrift

1944 – German E-Boats attack D-Day training session

1945 – Mussolini executed

happy birthday…

1953 – Brian Greenhoff

1956 – Jimmy Barnes

 

 

101 years ago today 27/4/1915: Private James Brearley (Age 32) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Husband of Frances Brearley, of 59, Walmsley St., Stalybridge.

Private F Mewett 2nd Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.   

Private G Linney 2nd Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.              

Private J Sloane 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private A Triggs 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.         

Private Thomas Brooks 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John McMahon (Age 34) 2nd Bn.                Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Arthur Melling (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Melling, of 8, Wetherall St., Levenshulme, Manchester.

Private John Royle 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.          

Private Thomas Screen 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private Arthur Townsend (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Ellen Townsend, of 13, Peter St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Lance Serjeant Arthur Woodhouse 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alfred Woodhouse, of 64, Gladstone Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 27/4/1916: Private E Povall 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.        

Private S Wilbraham (Age 26) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilbraham, of Barnston, Cheshire.

Private JH Asher 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Husband of Mary Asher, of 6/52, Jackson St., Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal J Hickman 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.   

Corporal JW Tull 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.      

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private John James Connolly (Age 29) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of John and Mary Anne Connolly; husband of Norah Connolly, of Rockferry, Birkenhead.

Private Dennis Duffy (Age 22) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Arthur and R. E. Bocock, of Shaw, Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

1859: George Richardson of 34th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Kewane Trans-Gogra, India.

1915: Edward Boyle of HMS E14 (HMS E14) in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

1918: George McKean of 14th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Gavrelle Sector, France.

 

happy birthday…..

1737 – Edward Gibbon (“Rise and Fall….”)

1822 – US Grant

 

101 years ago today 26/4/1915: Company Quartermaster Serjeant Charles Henry Fitter (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Fitter, of 1B, 5, Harding St., Winson Green, Birmingham.

Private John Sarginson 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private Michael Smyth (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Bridget Smyth, of Ballinafid, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Corporal John Francis Whaley (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Francis and Ann Whaley, of 78, Oswald St., Blackburn.

Private Fred Wheelton (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Emily Wheelton, of 17, John St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 26/4/1916: Private Ernest Allen (Age 23) “D” Coy., 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John Edmund and Clara Allen, of 128, Hall St., Stockport, Cheshire. Native of Dukinfield, Cheshire.

Private R Carroll 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.         

Private J Laws (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of George and Harriet Laws, of Sunderland; Husband of Ada Laws, of 36, Fulwell Rd., Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.

Private John Horan (Age 29) “B” Coy. 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Husband of Isabella Baker (formerly Horan), of 12, Bembridge St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Private Thomas Bird (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Husband of Elizabeth Wilson (formerly Bird), of 108, Robinson St., Stalybridge.

Private William Henry Jackson 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. 

Private William Loftus 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.

Private Edward Navin (Age 21) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial France. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Navin, of Smithy Yard, Marple Bridge, Stockport; husband of Ethel Fullerton (formerly Navin), of 10, Nelson St., Hyde Rd., West Gorton, Manchester.

Private James Shaw (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of the late Eli and Mary Ann Shaw.

Private R Craven 14th Bn. Whitchurch Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Walter Carley (Age 37) 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William and Bridget Carley; husband of Catherine Carley, of Coventry.

 

VC Winner…

1915: William Cosgrove of Royal Munster Fusiliers in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1915: Charles Doughty-Wylie of Royal Welsh Fusiliers in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1918: James Hewitson of King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in WW1, Givenchy, France.

1915: Mir Dast of 55th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force) in WW1, Wieltje, Belgium.

1915: William Rhodes-Moorhouse of No. 2 Squadron RFC in WW1, Kortrijk, Belgium.

1915: Issy Smith of Manchester Regiment in WW1, Saint-Julien, Belgium.

1915: Garth Walford of Royal Artillery in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1944: Norman Jackson of No. 106 Squadron RAF in WW2, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Also…

1933 – The Gestapo founded…. 

happy birthday…..

1894 – Rudolf Hess

 

101 years ago today 24/4/1915: Private F Meredith (Age 20) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Elizabeth Meredith, of 42, Buckley St., Macclesfield.

Private G Stead 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery,, Belgium.       

Private John Aston 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.         

Private Harry Coldicott (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. J. Caldicott, of Pound Cottages, Hallow Green, Worcester.

Private Robert Wrench (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wrench, of 12, Winnington St., Winsford, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 24/4/1916: Private Benjamin Jackson (Age 38) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of John Jackson; husband of Mary Jackson, of 34, Ormskirk Rd., Rainford, St. Helens.

Private Robert Stanley Mason 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.    

Private Charles Thomas Wood (Age 21) 10th Bn. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Husband of Sarah Wood, of 51, Bridgefield St., Stockport.

Private TE Fleetwood (Age 36) 17th Bn. Dudley Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom.       

Private F Capper (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Peter Capper, of 6, Field Rd, Ashton-On-Mersey, Cheshire.

Private Montague Charles Court 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Brother of Mrs. Delury, of 2, Rita Rd., South Lambeth Rd., London.

Private C Hawkins (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mrs. E. Hawkins (now Adams), of 1, Urswick Rd., Lower Clapton, London.

Private Tom Pemberton (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Joseph and Mary Pemberton, of 22, Shrewsbury St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Ernest Ward 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.             

Corporal Thomas Beech 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.              

Corporal Herman Cliff (Age 34) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of the late William and Sarah Ann Cliff.

Private John Fleetwood (Age 24) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Bridget Fleetwood, of 22, Chester St., Liverpool, and the late James Fleetwood.

Private Alfred Hughes 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.  

Lance Corporal William Skelland (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Brother of Mrs Rachel Morgan, of 37, Peel Street, Hale, Cheshire.

Private James Wilson (Age 24) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of George Thomas and Hannah Wilson, of 35, Church St., Tintwistle, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private George Richard Cocker (Age 18) 6th Bn. Cheadle and Gatley Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John Richard and Martha Cocker of Heald Green, Cheadle.

1942: Private Francis Jepson (Age 24) 1st Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Son of Francis and Helena Jepson, of Liverpool.

Private Eric Jones (Age 31) 1st Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Husband of Hannah E. Jones, of Newton Hyde, Cheshire.

1944: Serjeant David Ledson (Age 30) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of David and Eleanor Ledson, of Liverpool; husband of Ruth Abbinett Ledson, of Liverpool.

1945: Private William Douglas Campbell (Age 28) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

Private Thomas Malcolm Edwards (Age 27) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Edward Lloyd Edwards and Lucy Edwards, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Edward Bellew of 7th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Kerselare, Belgium.

1916: Charles Cowley of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in WW1, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.

1916: Humphrey Firman of SS Julnar in WW1, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.

1917: Edward Foster of East Surrey Regiment in WW1, Villers Plouich, France.

1918: Clifford Sadlier of 51st Battalion, AIF in WW1, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

 

Also…

1184BC – Troy falls (maybe)

1916 – Easter Rising, Dublin

1918 – first tank vs. tank battle

1990 – Hubble telescope launched

happy birthday…

1882 – Sir Hugh Dowding, RAF

1906 – William “Lord Haw Haw” Joyce

1928 – Tommy Docherty

 

101 years ago today 23/4/1915: Serjeant CE Johnson 1st Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France.

Private C Boote 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.         

Private J Burns 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.          

Private John Burns 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.           

Private Charles Henry Walker (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. C. Salisbury, of Wiltwood, Willington, Tarporley, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 23/4/1916: Serjeant Harry Street (Age 33) “D” Coy. 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of the late Charley Street; husband of Mary Street, of 49, Morton St., Oldham.

Private L Cope (Age 20) 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Arthur Hooper Cope and Edith Cope, of 22, Moreton Rd., Holyhead.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Frederick Hall of 8th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Ypres, Belgium.

1917: Arthur Henderson of Princess Louises’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in WW1, Fontaine-lès-Croisilles, France.

1917: David Hirsch of Green Howards in WW1, Wancourt, France.

1943: John Anderson of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) in WW2, Longstop Hill, Tunisia.

1943: Willward Sandys-Clarke of Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) in WW2, Guiriat El Atach, Tunisia.

 

Also…

St George’s Day

1918 – Zeebrugge Raid

1942 – Baedeker Raid

1961 – Algiers Putsch by French Army

happy birthday…

1861 – Edmund Allenby

1939 – Lee Majors (Bionic!)

 

101 years ago today 22/4/1915: Lance Corporal W Jared 1st Bn. Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium.       

Private Harold Whitfield (Age 23) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Emmeline Whitfield, of 20, Cross St., Widnes, Lancs.

Lance Corporal  WH Matthews 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery , Belgium.           

Private Walter Jackson 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.   

 

100 years ago today 22/4/1916: Second Lieutenant Frederick Alan Barrett (Age 22) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Arthur P. and Catherine M. Barrett, of The Drive, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. His Brother Arthur Lennard Barrett also fell.

Private Joseph Berry 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.           

Second Lieutenant William Ernest Albert Clayton (Age 27) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of The Rev. William John Clayton (Methodist Minister), of Downpatrick, Co. Down.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Joseph Bradshaw of Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) in Crimea, Woronzoff Road, Crimea.

1855: Robert Humpston of Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) in Crimea, Woronzoff Road, Crimea.

1896: Frank Baxter of Bulawayo Field Force in Matabeleland Rebellion, Umguza, Rhodesia.

1900: Harry Beet of Derbyshire Regiment in 2nd Boer, Wakkerstroom, South Africa.

1903: William Walker of 4th Gurkha Rifles in Third Somaliland Expedition, Daratoleh, Somaliland.

1903: John Gough of Rifle Brigade in Third Somaliland Expedition, Daratoleh, Somaliland.

1903: George Rolland of 1st Bombay Grenadiers in Third Somaliland Expedition, Daratoleh, Somaliland.

1918: Edward Bamford of Royal Marine Light Infantry in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: George Bradford of HMS Iris II (HMS Iris II) in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: Alfred Carpenter of HMS Vindictive in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: Percy Dean of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: Norman Finch of Royal Marine Artillery in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1915: Frederick Fisher of 13th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Saint-Julien, Belgium.

1917: Reginald Graham of Princess Louises’s (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) in WW1, Istabulat, Mesopotamia.

1918: Arthur Harrison HMS Vindictive in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: Albert McKenzie HMS Vindictive in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1918: Richard Sandford HMS C3 in WW1, Zeebrugge, Belgium.

1943: Charles Lyell Scots Guards in WW2, Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia.

1950: James Carne of Gloucestershire Regiment in Korean War, Imjin River, Korea.

1950: Philip Curtis of Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry in Korean War, Imjin River, Korea.

 

happy birthday…

1870 – Vladimir Lenin

1937 – Jack Nicholson

1938 – Issey Miyake

 

 

 

101 years ago today 21/4/1915: Private S Lacy (Age 28) 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery              , Belgium. Son of John and Elizabeth Lacy, of 47, Leach St., Queen’s Rd., Gorton, Manchester. Born at Newcastle-On-Tyne.

 

100 years ago today 21/4/1916: Lance Corporal Francis Dean 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.          

Private David Hunt 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.              

Private William Robinson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. 

Private Harry Buckley Blease (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Annie Blease, of 17, Crossford Street, Stretford, Near Manchester.

Lance Serjeant M McClinchie (Age 32) 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of Matthew and Letita McClinchie, of Main St., Gilford, Co. Down.

Private J Thompson 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

 

VC Winner…

1879: Garrett Creagh of Bombay Staff Corps in 2nd Afghan, Khyber Pass, Afghanistan.

1917: Charles Melvin of Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in WW1, Istabulat, Mesopotamia.

1945: Edward Charlton of Irish Guards in WW2, Wistedt, Germany.

 

Also….

753BC – Rome founded (by Romulus)

1918 – Manfred von Richthofen “Red Baron” shot down