101 years ago today 10/4/1915: Private Thomas Henry Bell (Age 29) 5th Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Husband of Ann Elizabeth Snelson (formerly Bell), of 46, Cornwall St., Chester.

Private Alfred Manley (Age 21) 5th Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Only son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Manley, of 162, Market St., Birkenhead.

Serjeant Joseph Williamson (Age 39) 5th Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Husband of Mary T. Williamson, of 16, Hawthorn Terrace, Timperley, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 10/4/1916: Private Benjamin Cork (Age 21) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Joseph and Rachel Cork, of 19, Sandford St., Chesterton; husband of Sarah Ethel Crewe (formerly Cork), of 13, Dixon’S Row, Chesterton, Staffs.

Private Joseph Rowland (Age 24) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Husband of Nellie Wright (formerly Rowland), of White Row, Bromborough, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private H King 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

VC Winner…

1855: John Sullivan of Naval Brigade in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1918: Eric Dougall of Royal Field Artillery in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1918: Karanbahadur Rana of 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles in WW1, El Kefr, Egypt.

1917: John Pattison of 50th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Vimy Ridge, France.

1918: Arthur Poulter of Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) in WW1, Erquinghem, France.

1917: Horace Waller of King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) in WW1, Heninel, France.

1921: Ishar Singh of 28th Punjab Regiment in Waziristan Campaign, Haidari Kach, Waziristan.

1940: Bernard Warburton-Lee of HMS Hardy in WW2, Ofotfjord, Norway.