100 years ago today 2/4/1916: Private G Green 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private B Williams 6th Bn. Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Warrant Officer Class II Richard Llewellyn Davies (Age 36)  DCM 7th Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Son of George and Emily Davies; husband of May Davies, of Walton, Liverpool.

1944: Warrant Officer Class II Charles Spencer (Age 33) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of John and Alice Spencer; husband of Dorothy Spencer, of Newcastle-On-Tyne.

 

VC Winner…

1879: Walter Hamilton of Corps of Guides in 2nd Afghan war, Futtehabad, Afghanistan.

1917: Jørgen Jensenof 50th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Noreuil, France.

1945: Edward Chapman of Monmouthshire Regiment in WW2, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany.

1945: Thomas Hunter of 43 Commando in WW2, Lake Comacchio, Italy.

 

Also…

1982 – Falkland Islands invaded by Argentinian forces

 

 

happy birthday…

1840 – Emile Zola

1939 – Marvin Gaye