Edited…due to me posting April info…sorry about that

101 years ago today 5/5/1915: Private N Kelly (Age 38) 1st Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of John and Rachel Kelly, of 11, Stafford St., Dublin. Served in the South African Campaign.

Private George William Mason (Age 18) 2nd Bn. Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John Henry Mason, of 154, Bradfield Rd., Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire.

Private George Henry Allman (Age 43) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of James and Mary Allman, of Northwich; husband of Jessie Allman, of 42, Church Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private George Hughes (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mary Alice Hughes, of 61, Linwood Rd., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Robert James Hunt (Age 19) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Mr. J. and Mrs. A. Hunt, of 16, Elliott St., Bradford.

Private James O’Loughlin 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Joseph Stanley Percival (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Robert and Annie Percival, of Altrincham, Cheshire.

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur De Courcy Scott (Age 49) 1st Bn. Zillebeke Churchyard, Belgium. Eldest son of the late Maj. Gen. A. De C. Scott (R.E.), and Mrs. Scott, of “Hawley”, Parkstone, Dorset; husband of Phyllis Auber (formerly Scott), of “Heatherlands”, Lilliput, Dorset.

 

100 years ago today 5/5/1916:

Private Charlton Cyril Harrison (Age 19) 6th Bn. Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. Son of the late John Fletcher Harrison, of Heaton Mersey, and of Catherine Leonora Harrison, now of 22, Highbarn Rd., Middleton, Lancs. Educated at Stockport Grammar School, and Entered as student At Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Private David Hollohan 8th Bn. Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India             

Private J Farnworth (Age 22) 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of James and Mary Farnworth, of Darwen; husband of Alice Farnworth, of 28, Essex St., Darwen, Lancs.

Private W Eden 14th Bn. Whitchurch Cemetery, United Kingdom .

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1941: Private Joseph Tobin (Age 38) 8th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Julia Tobin, husband of Frances Stanley Tobin, of Runcorn.

1944: Corporal Sydney Broom (Age 24) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of William and Edith Broom, of Desborough, Northamptonshire.

 

VC Winner…

1858: William Gardner of 42nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Bareilly, India.

 

Also….

1821 – we lose Napoleon!

1945 – 6 killed in US due to balloon bombs

1980 – Iranian Embassy, London stormed by SAS

happy birthday….

1818- Karl Marx

1883 – Archibald Wavell

1943 – Michael Palin