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