100 years ago today 30/5/1916: Lance Corporal James Holland (Age 31) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Mary Holland, of Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Edward Southern (Age 30) 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of James and Sarah A. Southern; husband of Ethel H. Southern, of 53, Lime St., Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Private Hugh Jones 1st/5th Bn. Hebuterne Military Cemetery, France.    

Private H Churcher 15th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Second Lieutenant Francis Stafford Golland (Age 21) 4th Bn. Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Wilfrid and Alice Stella May Golland, of West Kirby, Cheshire.

Private Frank Richardson (Age 23) 4th Bn. De Panne Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Alice Richardson, of Runcorn, Cheshire; husband of Molly Richardson, of Runcorn.

Private Robert Henry Scarisbrick (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Les Moeres Communal Cemetery, France.        

Warrant Officer Class II Robert Ernest Charles Shiells (Age 34) 4th Bn. Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Robert Andrew and Amelia Emily Shiells; husband of Annie Shiells, of Southend-On-Sea, Essex.

Private Henry Aloysius Smith (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France                .

1947: Private Samuel Joseph Aldersea (Age 25) 1st Bn. Munster Heath War Cemetery, Germany. Son of S. J. and Margaret Aldersea; Nephew of Mr. W. Aldersea, of Wolverhampton.

 

VC Winner…

1857: Everard Phillipps of 11th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1942: Leslie Manser of No. 50 Squadron RAF in WW2, Cologne, Germany.

 

Also…

1431 – Joan of Arc burnt at the stake

 

Happy birthday…

1908 – Mel Blanc

1939 – Tim Waterstone (founder of the bookshop)

1961 – Harry Enfield