101 years ago today 30/4/1915: Private Alfred Davenport (Age 32) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Samuel and Hannah Davenport, of 5, Abbots Meads, Parkgate Rd., Chester. Born at Upton, Cheshire.

Private William Henry Dutton 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.    

Private James Cowley Harris (Age 41) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Brother of Mr. R. G. Harris, of 27, Alexandra Rd., Llandudno, Caernarvonshire.

Private James Sheehan 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 30/4/1916: Serjeant W Garlick 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. 

Private F Johnson (Age 23) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah Ann Johnson, of 1, Legh Rd., New Ferry, Birkenhead.

Private  W Jones 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.        

Private W Thomas (Age 23) 15th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of William and Lavina Thomas.

Private A Jackson 5th/6th Bn. Wilmslow (St. Bartholomew) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1945: Serjeant Arnold Percy Leaitherland (Age 30) Haley Hill (All Souls) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Herbert G. Leaitherland and Sara Ann Leaitherland; husband of Laura Arm Leaitherland, of Boothtown, Halifax.

 

VC Winner…

1865: James Dundas of Bengal Engineers in Bhutan War, Dewan-Giri, India.

1865: William Trevor of Bengal Engineers in Bhutan War, Dewan-Giri, India.

1915: Walter Parker of Royal Marine Light Infantry in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1917: William Sanders of HMS Prize in WW1, Atlantic.

Also…

1863 – French Foreign Legion  force (65 men) fights off 2000 Mexicans to almost the last man (Cameron)

1943 – Operation Mincemeat begins

1945 – Adolf Hitler commits suicide

happy birthday…

1893 – Joachim von Ribbentrop