101 years ago today 21/5/1915: Private J Colbert 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.      

Private  G Thomas 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private William Wallbank (Age 38) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Edward and Sarah Wallbank; husband of, Mary Ann Bancroft (formerly Wallbank), of 35, Francis St., Hyde, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 21/5/1916: Private RH Maddock 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.              

Private Francis Lynch (Age 22) 10th Bn. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lynch, of 21, St. Mary’S Rd., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private S Astles (Age 33) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Mary Ann Astles, of 5, Castles Terrace, Meadow Bank, Winsford, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal  JK Dodd (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mary Dodd, of 5, Skerving St., Kirkdale, Liverpool.

Private Thomas William Dutton (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Arthur and Martha Dutton, of 6, Priory Terrace, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private John Eyres (Age 17) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Lucy Eyres, of Crown Lane, Lower Peover, Nr. Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private Peter Fillcock (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Peter and Martha Fillcock, of Thurlwood, Rode Heath, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private W Garlick 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.      

Private George Evers Gibson (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Hannan Gibson, of Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Private Richard Gill (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John William and Annie Jane Gill, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private  H Jones (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of S. A. Jones, of 5, Thorn Grove, Albert Rd., Hale, Cheshire.

Corporal J Lamb 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.         

Captain Wilfrid Max Langdon (Age 27) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Edward Henry and Ada Langdon, of Manchester. Barrister, Inner Temple. Scholar of Rugby (Whitelaw’s) and New College, Oxford.

Corporal A Miller (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France, Son of Alexander and Catherine Miller, of Sale, Cheshire.

Private Montague Munton (Age 30) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Harriet Munton, of 47, Oakfield Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private R Needham (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Albert and Dinah Needham, of Poynton, Stockport.

Captain Archibald Francis Noble MID (Age 29) Adjt. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Only son of J. H. and S. Noble, of Ham, Surrey.

Private Reginald Oakes (Age 23) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France, Son of William and Elizabeth Oakes, oOver, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private R Price (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Alice Price (nee Howard) of Lowes Court, Cooper St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private  William Roberts (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Sarah Roberts, of Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Ambrose Rowbotham (Age 38) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Father of Gladys Rowbotham, of 14, Auburn Avenue, Hyde, Cheshire. Native of Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Shallcross (Age 22) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Shallcross, of Weaverham, Cheshire.

Serjeant Thomas Naylor Skillicorn (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Ellen Skillicorn, of 105, Church St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Serjeant Frederick Stafford (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Phoebe H. Stafford, of 34, Barnton St., Linacre, Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Joe Swindells (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Robert and Sarah Ellen Swindells, of Bollington, nr. Macclesfield; husband of Maggie Swindells, of Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington.

Private Henry Taylor (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John and Sarah Ellen Taylor, of Rush Green, Lymm, Cheshire.

Private  N Whitehead 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.              

Private Harry Woodward (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Kate Woodward, of Weaverham, nr. Northwich, Cheshire.

Private John Arthur Young (Age 33) “D” Coy. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah Young, late of Marple Rd., Charlesworth, Manchester; husband of Hannah Young, of 5, Lymefield Terrace, Broadbottom, nr. Manchester. Enlisted 8^th Aug.1914.

 

All men of 10th Bn. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, France

Private Fred Royse Armitage

Private David Ashbrook (Age 25). Son of George and Mary Alice Ashbrook, of 26, York Place, Northwich.

Private Peter Carley.

Private Sydney Cox. Son of Ebenezer and Clara Cox, of New Rd., Anderton, Northwich.

Private George Samuel Finley (Age 21). Son of Annie Finley, of 25, Avenue St., Portwood, Stockport.

Private Ira Hall.

Corporal Frank Hallam.

Private John Hargreaves (Age 24). Son of John Hargreaves, of Moss Terrace, Gawsworth, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Heaps.

Private William Holland.

Private Joseph Jones.

Private William Lewis.

Private Archibald MacDonald.

Private Robert Waring McCulloch (Age 37). Husband of Elizabeth McCulloch, of I, Little St., Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Andrew Moran.

Private Abraham Pennington (Age 23). Son of Mrs. Jessie Hall, of 1, Herbert St., Lostock Gralan, Northwich.

Private Harry Shard (Age 20). Son of William Henry and Ann Shard, of Towers Cottages, Poynton, Cheshire.

Private David Statham.                                 

Serjeant Albert Goerge Uren (Age 34). Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Uren, of 57, Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester.

Lance Corporal Joseph Walker (Age 21). Son of Ann Maria Walker, of 6, Jackson St., Padfield, Hadfield, Manchester, And The Late Thomas R. Walker.

Private  George Westerman.                      

Private Edmund White (Age 19) “D” Coy. Son of George and Mary Jane White, of 19, St. Mary’S Rd., Glossop, Derbyshire.

 

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…

1916: Richard Jones of Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in WW1, Vimy, France.

1940: George Gristock of Royal Norfolk Regiment in WW2, River Escaut, Belgium.

1940: Harry Nicholls of Grenadier Guards in WW2, River Escaut, Belgium.

 

Also…

1917 – Commonwealth War Graves Commission established by royal charter (check out their web site www.cwgc.org)

 

101 years ago today 20/5/1915: Private W Minnis 1st/4th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private  G Munt 2nd Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

Private E Evans 2nd Bn. Gent City Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 20/5/1916: Private H C Beacall 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. 

Private  A Clarke 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private Charles Conley (Age 23) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Charles and Julia Conley.

Private J Smith 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.          

Private  E Cooke 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.          

Private Thomas Page (Age 19) No. 3 Depot Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son Of the late Thomas and Catherine Page.

Lance Corporal WJ Ainsworth (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Martha Ainsworth, of Lostock Gralam, Cheshire.

Private J Burgess 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.       

Private William Arthur Dutton (Age 29) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Dutton, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private Walter Hodkinson (Age 22) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Grandson of Annie Wilding, of 9, Station Rd., Winsford, Cheshire.

Serjeant J Hunt 10th Bn.                Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Private H Jacks (Age 32) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Chas. and Eliza Jacks, of Marston, Cheshire.

Private Israel King (Age 25) 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Margaret King, of Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead.

Private Charles Lambert (Age 26) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Only Son of Annie Lambert, of 6, Renshaw’S Cottages, Roebuck Lane, Sale, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal A Watson 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.      

Private Henry Frederick Astbury 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.              

Private Patrick Dair 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France/      

Private  Joseph Foxley (Age 26) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of John and Bertha Foxley, of 2, Station Rd., Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private Albert Thirlwall (Age 27) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Frederick Stanley, and Alice Maud Thirlwall, of The Hough, Macclesfield Rd., Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Yoxall 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. 

Private Harry Lawton (Age 27) 1st/6th Bn. St. Venant Communal Cemetery, France. Son of George and Martha Lawton, of Stalybridge. Born at Stalybridge.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Samuel Clews (Age 21) 4th Bn. Mouchin Communal Cemetery, France. Son of John and Mary Clews, of Stockport, Cheshire.

Private George Batty Shaw (Age 22) 4th Bn. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France. Son of Charles and Eliza Shaw, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1900: John MacKay of Gordon Highlanders in 2nd Boer War, Johannesburg, South Africa.

1915: Martin Nasmith of HMS E11 in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

1941: Clive Hulme of 2nd Division, NZEF in WW2, Crete, Greece.

Also…

1884 – Cetshwayo becomes king of the Zulu

1940 – first arrivals at Auschwitz

 

 

 

101 years ago today 19/5/1915: Private S Shepley 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

 

100 years ago today 19/5/1916: Second Lieutenant Leonard George Birmingham Young 10th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private John Dowd 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.        

Lance Corporal T Bowen 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France.

 

All commemorated at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Lance Corporal J Barlow (Age 20) 10th Bn. Son of Thomas and Martha Jane Barlow, of 34, Ardenfield, Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Barnes (Age 23) 10th Bn. Son of Thomas and Mary Barnes, of Winsford, Cheshire.

Private Albert Darlington (Age 18) 10th Bn. Son of Samuel and Ellen Darlington, of 2, Percy St., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private JT Edwards 10th Bn.        

Captain Charles Fleetwood Ellerton 10th Bn. Son of Mouat Keith and Annie Ellerton, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Richard Forshaw (Age 28) 11th Bn. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Forshaw; husband of F. Forshaw, of Attleborough, Nuneaton. Native of Egremont, Cheshire.

Private Wilson Thomas Hill (Age 22) 10th Bn. Son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Hill, of Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal William Jeffs (Age 21) 10th Bn. Son of Susannah and the late James Jeffs, of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Private Robert Mellor (Age 18) 10th Bn. Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Mellor, of 43, Brosscroft, Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Private George Yoxall (Age 28) 10th Bn. Husband of G. Yoxall, of Woods Row, Newton Heath, Middlewich, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1040: Private Ernest James Austin (Age 22) 4th Bn. Lessines New Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Austin, of Rudheath, Cheshire.

Private Arthur Hoggett (Age 20) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium.  

Captain Kenneth Stephen Bamfylde Lucking 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery Belgium.

Corporal George Haltby Nursaw (Age 33) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. 

Private Sydney Thomas Taylor (Age 25) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Jessie Taylor; husband of Charlotte Jennie Taylor, of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.

Second Lieutenant Major Ronald Williams (Age 24) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Jesse and Evelyn Williams, of Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire.

1943: Private Ben Evanson (Age 23) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Fredrick William and Harriett Mary Evanson, of Crewe, Cheshire; husband of Violet Evanson, of Crewe.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Albert Jacka of 14th Battalion, AIF WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1918: William Ruthven of 22nd Battalion, AIF, Ville-sur-Ancre, France.

1917: Albert White of South Wales Borderers, Monchy-le-Preux, France.

1941: Nigel Leakey of King’s African Rifles, Colito, Abyssinia.

Also…

1536 – Anne Boleyn executed

happy birthday…

1795 – Johns Hopkins (of the Baltimore hospital fame)

 1890 – Ho Chi Minh

1953 – Victoria Wood

 

101 years ago today 18/5/1915: Lance Corporal Arthur David Hughes (Age 21) 5th Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Edward and Emily Hughes, of 27, Gladstone Avenue, Chester.

 

100 years ago today 18/5/1916: Corporal Jack Florance (Age 29) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Jack and L. Florance; husband of Mrs. F. E. A. Sullivan (formerly Florance), of “Clonmore,” Short St., Cooks Avenue, Canterbury, Sydney, Australia.

Private G Chesters (Age 19) 11th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Alfred and Mary Chesters, of Red Hill Cottages, Tarporley, Cheshire.

Private Richard Davies 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. 

Serjeant W Lowther 15th Bn. Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France.            

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Thomas Woodburn Johnson (Age 20) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Annie Johnson, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Percy Alexander McCormick (Age 21) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George Alexander McCormick and Frederica Louise McCormick, of Wallasey, Cheshire; husband of Margaret Elaine McCormick, of Wallasey.

 

VC Winner…

1901: Gustavus Coulson of King’s Own Scottish Borderers in 2nd Boer War, Lambrechtfontein, South Africa.

1915: John Smyth of 15th Ludhiana Sikhs in WW1, Richebourg L’Aouve, France.

1941: Alfred Sephton of HMS Coventry in WW2, Crete, Mediterranean Sea.

 

Also…

1302 – massacre of French troops by Flemish militia in Bruges (lovely spot Bruges)

1944 – Monte Cassino

1944 – deportation of Crimean Tatars (hence ‘1944’ winning Eurovision Song Contest)

happy birthday…

1920 – Pope John Paul II

1970 – Tina Fey

 

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)

 

101 years ago today 16/5/1915: Private JW Scott 3rd Bn. Dukinfield Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private Jordan Bradbury (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Eliza J. Bradbury, of 5, Stanyford St., Hadfield, Manchester.

 

100 years ago today 16/5/1916: Private WE Capper 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.    

Private W Caton (Age 20) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Mary Caton, of 55, Cambridge Rd., Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Lance Corporal George Hayes (Age 37) 2nd Bn. Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Belgium. Son of James and Sarah Alice Hayes, of Stockport, Cheshire.

1945: Lieutenant John Newby Craddock (Age 21) Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Reginald Walter and Margaret Eva Craddock, of Darlington, Co. Durham.

 

VC Winner…

1901: Frederick Bell of West Australian Mounted Infantry in 2nd Boer War, Transvaal, South Africa.

1915: Frederick Barter of Royal Welsh Fusiliers in WW1, Festubert, France.

1915: Joseph Tombs of King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in WW1, Rue du Bois, France.

1943: Guy Gibson of No. 617 Squadron RAF in WW2, Möhne Dam, Germany –  Dam Buster.

1944: Francis Jefferson of Lancashire Fusiliers in WW2, Monte Cassino, Italy.

 

Also…

1943 – Warsaw ghetto uprising ends

1966 – Cultural Revolution begins in China

 

 

100 years ago today 15/5/1916:

Lance Corporal John Robert Chambers (Age 25) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Emma Chambers, of 66, Upper Warwick St., Liverpool.

Private Frederick Richard Kitchen (Age 36) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Edward and Mary Kitchen, of Fountain St., Higher Tranmere; husband of Martha Kitchen, of 5, Mill St., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead. An employee of Lever Bros., Port Sunlight.

Private Henry McCarrey (Age 25) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Jane McCarrey, of 7, Warden St., Ballymena, Co. Antrim.

Lance Corporal Harry Pounall (Age 18) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Sarah Pounall, of 26, Rudd St., Hoylake, Cheshire.

Private Benjamin Ridyard (Age 36) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of William Ridyard; husband of Elizabeth Ridyard, of 22 Back, Demesne St., Stalybridge.

Private Frederick Smith 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France                .

Private Thomas Wood (Age 26) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Henry and Mary Wood, of 37, Grove St., New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Hugh Smith (Age 29) 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Margaret Coyne (formerly Smith), of 5, Upper Luke St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Second Lieutenant Ernest Harold Bates (Age 26) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of James and Cissie Bates, of 6, Blomfield Crescent, Paddington, London.

Private P Callaghan 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.   

Private W Clegg 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.         

Private Robert Jones (Age 26) 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Jack and Alice Jones, of 52, Ince St., Heaton Norris, Stockport; husband of Mary Ellen Jones, of 9, Heapriding St., Brinksway, Stockport.

Lance Corporal Jeremiah Joseph Sheehan 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Catherine Sheehan.

Private  D Wakefield (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Annie Wakefield, of Cuddington, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private  J Weaver (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Thomas and Margaret Weaver, of Barton Wells, Malpas, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Stephen Henry Cowell (Age 42) Douglas Cemetery, Isle of Man, United Kingdom. Son of William and Eliza Cowell, of Douglas; husband of Eva Cowell, of Douglas.

 

VC Winner…

1917: Joseph Watt of Royal Naval Reserve in WW1, Straits of Otranto, Italy.

1940: Richard Annand of Durham Light Infantry in WW2, River Dyle, Belgium.

1945: Edward Kenna of 2/4th Battalion, AIF in WW2, Wewak, New Guinea.

Also…

1536 – Ann Boleyn trial begins

happy birthday…

1863 – Sir Frank Hornby

 

100 years ago today 14/5/1916: Private Andrew Dillon (Age 29) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of James Dillon, of 34, Bromborough Rd., Lower Bebington, Cheshire; husband of the late Florence Gore Dillon.

Private James Donnelly (Age 25) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Catherine Donnelly, of 60, Roslyn St., Lower Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Rowland Gaukroger (Age 34) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Brother of Miss Gaukroger, of 10, Joseph St., Littleborough, Manchester.

Private  J Coyle 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.            

Private Robert Norris (Age 31) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Richard and Margaret Norris, of 77, Towson St., Liverpool.

Private Harold (Age 26) “D” Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Joseph and Hannah Jane Saxon.

Corporal Fredrick Brown (Age 24) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mrs. E. Brown, of Liverpool.

Private  P Carey (Age 39) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Catherine Huntington, of 34, Fair View Avenue, Liscard, Cheshire.

Second Lieutenant Arthur Edmund Gould (Age 31) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of James George and Alice Mary Gould, of “Rocklands,” 109, Crouch Hill, London.

Private A Thayer 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Nephew of Joseph Jackson, of 166, Brook St., Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal GH Watson 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.   

Private Albert Oliver Williams (Age 25) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, of Liverpool.

Private R Irwin 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Lance Corporal Thomas Gavin (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Huldenberg Churchyard, Belgium. Son of Patrick and Mary Gavin; husband of Christina Gavin, of Sutton Leach, St. Helens, Lancashire.

1944: Second Lieutenant John Christopher Gribble (Age 22) 4th Bn. St. Austell Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Leslie E. C. Gribble and Phyllis Gribble, Of St. Austell.

Also…

1607 – Jamestown, VA settled

1796 – first smallpox inoculation given by Edward Jenner

1973 – Skylab launched

happy birthday…

1926 – Eric Morecombe

1940 – Col. H Jones VC

 

100 years ago today 13/5/1916: Lance Serjeant Arthur Cawley Acton (Age 21) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of James Acton, of 33, Brownlow Rd., New Ferry, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal William Blundell (Age 23) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Alice Blundell, of 52, Chatham Rd., Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Serjeant Frederick William Goodger 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.     

Lance Corporal William George Hughes (Age 24) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of George and Sarah Jane Hughes, of 4, Brook St., Port Sunlight, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Francis Strutt (Age 29) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son pf William and Rose Strutt, of Arundal Alton Park Rd., Clacton-On-Sea; husband of Charlotte Strutt of 6, Findlater St., Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin.

Private Harry Whitby (Age 26) 13th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son oh Harry and Martha Ann Whitby, of Cromers Lake, Frodsham, Warrington.

Private Frederick Breslin (Age 25) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of George and Margaret Breslin, of Hanmer, Salop.

Private R Fabby (Age 36) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Mrs. A. Fabby, of Little Sutton, Cheshire.

Private  H Kerr (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mrs. M. Kerr, of 152, New Chester Rd., Lower Tranmere, Birkenhead. Born at Birkenhead.

Private J Owens (Age 31) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of M. E. Owens, of 97, Bebington Rd., Port Sunlight, Cheshire.

Private George Parsons 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of C. Parsons, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Private Frank Selby 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.   

Private Henry Shakeshaft (Age 21) 13th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Rosalie and the late Isaac Shakeshaft, of Hoylake, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Edwin Arnold (Age 21) 8th Bn. Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Son of W. H. and Isabella Arnold, of 1, Oak Lane, Kerridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Private William John Kearns (Age 34) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Catherine Kearns, of Rathowen, Killala, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

Private  W Davenport 10th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Douglas Belcher of London Regiment in WW1, Wieltje–Saint-Julien Road, Belgium.

1944: Richard Wakeford of Hampshire Regiment in WW2, Cassino, Italy.

 

Also…

1515 – Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon marry

1787 – first fleet leaves Portsmouth, on way to Australia

1940 -Churchill makes “blood, toil, tears, sweat”

1943 – Axis forces in North Africa surrender

happy birthday…

1956 – Richard Madeley

1964 – Stephen Colbert

 

101 years ago today 12/5/1915: Private Thomas Reginald Brickell (Age 16) 2nd Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. A. M. Brickell, of 71, Crabtree Rd., Brookfields, Birmingham, and the late Pte. T. Brickell (Oxf. and Bucks Light Inf.), who also fell.

Private Robert Ford (Age 44) 1st Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Ford, Of Chester; husband of Mary Ann Ford, of 3, Poker’S Court, Castle St., Chester.

Private JW Hayes (Age 21) 5th Bn. Divisional Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Wilfred Thomas and Catherine Jane Hayes, of 20, George St., Bamton, Northwich.

Private J Laidler (Age 16) 2nd Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France.        

Serjeant Joseph Wood (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France. (Served as Edwards). Husband of Elizabeth Ann Wood, of 24, Densmore St., Failsworth, Manchester.

Private Dominick Kirwin (Age 27) 2nd Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Brother of Kate Kirwin, of 56, Upper Leeson St., Dublin.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private James Walsh (Age 25) 7th Bn. O.-L.-V.-Lombeek Churchyard, Belgium. Son of James and Esther Ann Walsh J husband of Vera Walsh, of Altrincham, Cheshire.

1943: Private Herbert Stevenson (Age 31) 7th Bn. Delhi War Cemetery, India.

 

VC Winner…

1917: Tom Dresser of Green Howards in WW1, Roeux, France.

1917: Rupert Moon of 58th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Bullecourt, France.

1940: Donald Garland of No. 12 Squadron RAF in WW2, Albert Canal, Belgium.

1940: Thomas Gray of No. 12 Squadron RAF in WW2, Albert Canal, Belgium.

1945: Lachhiman Gurung of 8th Gurkha Rifles in WW2, Taungdaw, Burma.

1945: John Mackey of 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF in WW2, Tarakan Island, Borneo.

1944: Kamal Ram of 8th Punjab Regiment in WW2, River Gari, Italy.

 

Also…

1926 – General Strike ends

1942 – Second battle of Kharkov

1968 – battle of Coral

happy birthday…

1924 – Tony Hancock

1925 – Yogi Berra

1928 – Burt Bacharach

1942 – Ian Dury

1967 –  Bill Shorten

1975 – Jonah Lomu