100 years ago today 15/5/1916:

Lance Corporal John Robert Chambers (Age 25) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Emma Chambers, of 66, Upper Warwick St., Liverpool.

Private Frederick Richard Kitchen (Age 36) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Edward and Mary Kitchen, of Fountain St., Higher Tranmere; husband of Martha Kitchen, of 5, Mill St., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead. An employee of Lever Bros., Port Sunlight.

Private Henry McCarrey (Age 25) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Jane McCarrey, of 7, Warden St., Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

Lance Corporal Harry Pounall (Age 18) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Sarah Pounall, of 26, Rudd St., Hoylake, Cheshire.

Private Benjamin Ridyard (Age 36) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of William Ridyard; husband of Elizabeth Ridyard, of 22 Back, Demesne St., Stalybridge.

Private Frederick Smith 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France                .

Private Thomas Wood (Age 26) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Henry and Mary Wood, of 37, Grove St., New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Hugh Smith (Age 29) 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Margaret Coyne (formerly Smith), of 5, Upper Luke St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Second Lieutenant Ernest Harold Bates (Age 26) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of James and Cissie Bates, of 6, Blomfield Crescent, Paddington, London.

Private P Callaghan 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.   

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

Private Robert Jones (Age 26) 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Jack and Alice Jones, of 52, Ince St., Heaton Norris, Stockport; husband of Mary Ellen Jones, of 9, Heapriding St., Brinksway, Stockport.

Lance Corporal Jeremiah Joseph Sheehan 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Catherine Sheehan.

Private  D Wakefield (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Annie Wakefield, of Cuddington, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private  J Weaver (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Thomas and Margaret Weaver, of Barton Wells, Malpas, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Stephen Henry Cowell (Age 42) Douglas Cemetery, Isle of Man, United Kingdom. Son of William and Eliza Cowell, of Douglas; husband of Eva Cowell, of Douglas.

 

VC Winner…

1917: Joseph Watt of Royal Naval Reserve in WW1, Straits of Otranto, Italy.

1940: Richard Annand of Durham Light Infantry in WW2, River Dyle, Belgium.

1945: Edward Kenna of 2/4th Battalion, AIF in WW2, Wewak, New Guinea.

Also…

1536 – Ann Boleyn trial begins

happy birthday…

1863 – Sir Frank Hornby