101 years ago today 27/5/1915: Private H McGrue 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.               

Private  RF Clark 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.       

Private John William Barber (Age 25) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of the Late Ethel Barber.

Private Frank Collins 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.       

 

100 years ago today 27/5/1916: Lance Corporal C Webb 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.        

Private William Swindells (Age 23) 6th Bn. Brown’S Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France. Son of Mary Emma Swindells, of 12, Chadkirk, Romiley, Stockport.

Private M Corcoran (Age 22) 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Martin and Margaret Corcoran, of Sunderland.

Major Maurice Alexander Napier (Age 29) Rue-Du-Bacquerot (13^th London) Graveyard, Laventie, France. Son of Arundel Berkeley Napier and Celia Jane Napier, of 26, St. James Square, Bath.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Raymond Allday (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Hondschoote Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of Emily Allday, of Huyton, Lancashire.

Private Thomas John Austin (Age 28) 6th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Austin; husband of May Theresa Austin, of Pitstone, Buckinghamshire.

Private George Davison 4th Bn. Cassel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lance Corporal George Henry Devenport (Age 35) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of James and Polly Devenport; husband of Kathleen Devenport, of Chester.

Private William Hodgkinson (Age 30) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of John and Maria Hodgkinson; husband of Lily Hodgkinson.

Private Patrick Joseph Murray (Age 30) Dunkirk Memorial, France.           

Private Samuel Mutch (Age 25) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of Ernest and A. A. Mutch, of Audenshaw, Lancashire.

Private Donald Iven McKenzie (Age 24) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Beatrice McKenzie, and step son of Norah J. McKenzie, of Higher Bebington, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Harold Swetnam (Age 21) 4th Bn. Socx Churchyard, France. Son of Herbert and Martha Swetnam, of Liverpool.

Lance Serjeant Edward Thompson (Age 33) 4th Bn. Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France. Son of Matthew and Rebecca Thompson; husband of Annie Thompson, of East Howdon-On-Tyne, Northumberland.

Lance Corporal William Francis Thornton (Age 23) 4th Bn. Cassel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William and Margaret Thornton, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Private James Turner (Age 21) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of James and Jane Turner, of Bolton. Lancashire.

Private Harry William Williams (Age 21) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Harry William and Florence Mary Williams; nephew of Mrs. M. Lawton, of Birkenhead.

 

VC Winner…

1918: George Grogan of Worcestershire Regiment in WW1, River Aisne, France.

1918: Joel Halliwell of Lancashire Fusiliers in WW1, Muscourt, France.

1942: Henry Foote of 7th Royal Tank Regiment in WW2, Libya.

 

Also…

1941 – Bismarck sinks (over 2000 lost)

1942 – Reinhard Heydrich wounded (fatally) in Prague