101 years ago today 17/5/1915: Private E Powell 2nd Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France.   

Second Lieutenant Arthur Blackaby 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Edith Blackaby, of 22 Briscoe Road, Hoddesdon, Herts.

100 years ago today 17/5/1916: Lance Corporal William Thomas Dodd (Age 25) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William Andrew and Mary Dodd, of 53, Vernon Rd., Chester.

Lance Corporal Joseph Hughes (Age 35) 11th Bn.                Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Henry and Margaret Hughes.

Private  H Smith (Age 20) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Samuel and Annie Smith, of Carr Gate Farm, Saughall Massie, Moreton, Birkenhead.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Douglas Henry Atherton (Age 22) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Henry Percy and Alice Esther Atherton, of Chester.

Warrant Officer Class II James Davenport (Age 35) 2nd Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of James William and Clara Davenport; husband of Laura Kathleen Davenport, of Ludgershall, Hampshire.

1943: Private Charles Carruthers 6th Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom.        

VC Winner…

1940: Christopher Furness of Welsh Guards in WW2, Arras, France.

Also…

1521 – Edward Stafford (Duke of Buckingham) executed (Henry VIII)

1526 – George Boleyn (Anne’s brother) executed (Henry VIII)

1900 – Mafeking relieved (phew!)

1943 – Operation “Chastise” Dambusters raid……..

Happy birthday…

1749 – Edward Jenner(cheers for inoculations)