101 years ago today 6/4/1915: Private O Mulrooney (Age 40) 1st Bn. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Son of William and Mary Mulrooney; husband of Mary Ellen Mulrooney, of 24, Waterside, Macclesfield, Cheshire. seventeen years’ service. Served in the South African campaign.

 

100 years ago today 6/4/1916: Serjeant William John Rogers (Age 48) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Husband of Mary Rogers, of 7, Innes St., Longsight, Manchester.

Private Thomas Rowell (Age 35) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of John Rowell, of 2, Mills Yard, Hetton-Le-Hole; husband of Ethel Hepburn (formerly Rowell), of Shields St., Low Pittington, Co. Durham.

Private Samuel Shepley (Age 40) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial               , Iraq. Husband of the late Hannah Shepley.

Corporal JT Molyneux (Age 29) 1st Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George Henry and Annie Molyneux, of Castle, Northwich, Cheshire; husband of Katie Maud Molyneux, of The Green, Long Melford, Suffolk.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private James Gerald Carter (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Samuel and Catherine Carter, of Liverpool.

Private George Quayle Gill 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Robert and Hannah Mayers Gill, of Birkenhead.

Private Alfred William Laurence (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Thomas Francis and Louise Laurence; husband of Georgina Mary Laurence, of Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

Private Eric Alfred 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of George and Alice Lay, of Tottenham, Middlesex.

Private George Miles (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of John and Anne Miles.

Private Walter Oakes (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Owen and Emma Oakes, of Anderton, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Ralph Parry (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Arthur and Jessie Parry, of Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan.

Private Ronald Reynolds (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Edward and Rose Reynolds, of Liverpool.

1945: Private Walter William Mansell Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Frederick and Sally Mansell; husband of Elizabeth Mansell, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Thomas McMullen Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

VC Winner…

1858: Patrick Carlin of 13th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Azumgurh, India.

1858: William Napier of 13th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Azumgurh, India.

1916: Sidney Ware of Seaforth Highlanders in WW1, Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia.

1943: Eric Anderson of East Yorkshire Regiment in WW2, Battle of Wadi Akarit, Tunisia.

1941: Kenneth Campbell of No. 22 Squadron RAF in WW2, Brest, France.

1943: Lorne Campbell of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) in WW2, Wadi Akarit, Tunisia.

1944: Abdul Hafiz of 9th Jat Infantry in WW2, Imphal, India.

 

Also…

46BC – battle of Thapsus

1917 – US declares war on Germany