101 years ago today 29/5/1915: Private James Arthur Mellor 2nd Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Husband of Mary Ann Mellor, of 6, Ashton Rd., Newton Hyde, Cheshire.

Private J Freeman 2nd Bn. St. Helens Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. Martha Freeman, of 22, Tontine St., St. Helens.

100 years ago today 29/5/1916: Private R Sidwell (Age 21) 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Mr. R. and Mrs. E. Sidwell, of 83, Percival Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private A Hough 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France.           

Serjeant Stanley Walter Davis (Age 21) 15th Bn. Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France. Son of Isaac and Elizabeth Davis.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private John Joseph Allen Costall (Age 27) 4th Bn. Oye-Plage Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of Ethel May Adelaide Costall, of Poulton, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Gwynfryn Cunnah (Age 29) La Plaine-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, France.

Private Patrick John Hamilton (Age 21) 4th Bn. Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Patrick and Mary Hamilton, of Port Sunlight, Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal Norman Douglas Ingham (Age 20) 4th Bn. West Cappel Churchyard, France. Son of William and Ada Annie Ingham, of Hoylake, Cheshire.

Private Frank Morris (Age 21) 4th Bn. Marquise Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Arthur and Florence Morris, of Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Second Lieutenant Robert Fraser Reid 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France.              

Private John Smith (Age 36) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of George and Lucy Smith; Husband of Olive Smith, of Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

VC Winner…

1855: Cecil Buckley of HMS Miranda in Crimea, Sea of Azov, Crimea.

1855: Hugh Burgoyne of HMS Swallow in Crimea, Sea of Azov, Crimea.

1855: John Robarts of HMS Ardent in Crimea, Sea of Azov, Crimea.