101 years ago today 20/4/1915: Private O Nicholas 5th Bn. Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium.

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

Private W Roberts 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.

VC Winner…

1900: William Nickerson of Royal Army Medical Corps in 2nd Boer War, Wakkerstroom, South Africa.

1915: Edward Dwyer of East Surrey Regiment in WW1, Hill 60, Belgium.

1915: Benjamin Geary of East Surrey Regiment in WW1, Hill 60, Belgium.

1915: George Roupell of East Surrey Regiment in WW1, Hill 60, Belgium.

1915: Geoffrey Woolley of Queen Victoria’s Rifles in WW1, Hill 60, Belgium.

Also…

1968 – Enoch Powell “Rivers of blood” speech

Happy Birthday…

1889 – Adolf Hitler

1951 – Luther Vandross