101 years ago today 3/6/1915: Second Lieutenant Murray Drummond-Fraser (Age 21) 1st/5th Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Native of Manchester. Son of Sir Drummond Drummond Fraser, K.B.E., and Lady Drummond-Fraser. Educated at Charterhouse.

Serjeant J Wynne 2nd Bn. Sheffield (Burngreave) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

100 years ago today 3/6/1916: Private FM Dunn (Age 26) “C” Coy. 11th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Michael and Clara Dunn, of 23, Alexandra St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Joseph Johnson (Age 29) St. Aubin-Les-Elbeuf Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Fred and Edith Johnson, of Ruabon, Denbighshire; husband of Amy Johnson, of Ruabon.

1944: Private Peter Bell (Age 30) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell; husband of Margaret Lilian Violet Bell, of Enfield, Middlesex.

Private William Daniels (Age 28) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Alfred and Mary Ann Daniels, of Hyde, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1855: Henry Cooper of HMS Miranda in Crimea  June, Taganrog, Crimea.

1916: George Chafer of East Yorkshire Regiment in WW1, Meaulte, France.

1944: Maurice Rogers of Wiltshire Regiment in WW2, Anzio, Italy.

Also…

1969 – HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans collide

1989 – Tiananmen Square