101 years ago today 22/5/1915: Private J Duggan 2nd Bn. Roeselare Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 22/5/1916: Private John Pyke (Age 22) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of James and Elizabeth Pyke, of Liverpool Rd., Neston, Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal Daniel Trueman (Age 35) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Samuel and Ellen Trueman, of Sandbach; husband of Sarah Challinor (formerly Trueman), of 103, Union St., Sandbach, Cheshire.

Private James Forster (Age 25) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William Forster, of 14, Liverpool St., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private ET Morris 7th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private John William Taylor (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Joseph and Jane Ann Taylor, of 42, Water St., Bollington, Nr. Macclesfield.

Private Joseph Costello (Age 50) 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Husband of Agnes Costello, of 39, Gt., Egerton St., Stockport.

Private Walter Green (Age 26) 13th Bn.  St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Annie Green, of 353 Nelson Rd., Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Serjeant George Bayley (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France.    

Private Peter Colin Francis John Pratt (Age 21) 4th Bn. Bruyelle War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. A. A. Pratt, of Davenport, Stockport, Cheshire.

Serjeant Leonard Horace Pursell (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Pecq Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Beatrice Pursell; husband of Florence Louise Pursell, of Ruislip Manor, Middlesex.

 

VC Winner…

1915: William Mariner of King’s Royal Rifle Corps in WW1, Cambrin, France.

1941: Charles Upham of 2nd Division, NZEF in WW2, Crete, Greece.

Also…

1840 – transportation of convicts to NSW stopped

happy birthday…

1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle

1907 – Laurence Olivier (he was the voice over for the 1970’s show “The World at War”, he said the line “Remember them all” (in the last episode), which this blog is named after)

1946 – George Best (Man Utd)

1959 – Morrissey