101 years ago today 27/4/1915: Private James Brearley (Age 32) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Husband of Frances Brearley, of 59, Walmsley St., Stalybridge.

Private F Mewett 2nd Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.   

Private G Linney 2nd Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.              

Private J Sloane 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private A Triggs 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.         

Private Thomas Brooks 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John McMahon (Age 34) 2nd Bn.                Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Arthur Melling (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Melling, of 8, Wetherall St., Levenshulme, Manchester.

Private John Royle 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.          

Private Thomas Screen 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private Arthur Townsend (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Ellen Townsend, of 13, Peter St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Lance Serjeant Arthur Woodhouse 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alfred Woodhouse, of 64, Gladstone Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 27/4/1916: Private E Povall 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.        

Private S Wilbraham (Age 26) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilbraham, of Barnston, Cheshire.

Private JH Asher 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Husband of Mary Asher, of 6/52, Jackson St., Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal J Hickman 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.   

Corporal JW Tull 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.      

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private John James Connolly (Age 29) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of John and Mary Anne Connolly; husband of Norah Connolly, of Rockferry, Birkenhead.

Private Dennis Duffy (Age 22) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Arthur and R. E. Bocock, of Shaw, Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

1859: George Richardson of 34th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Kewane Trans-Gogra, India.

1915: Edward Boyle of HMS E14 (HMS E14) in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

1918: George McKean of 14th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Gavrelle Sector, France.

 

happy birthday…..

1737 – Edward Gibbon (“Rise and Fall….”)

1822 – US Grant