101 years ago today 10/6/1915: Private Charles Bray 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 10/6/1916:

NIL

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private John Newton Keirle (Age 35) Pornic War Cemetery, France. Son of Charles and Gwladys Ann Keirle, of Pontypridd, Glamorgan.

1942: Private Arthur Graley (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Son of John and Annie Gertrude Graley, of St. Helen’s, Lancashire.

1944: Private John McCarthy (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of John McCarthy (killed in France, 1915) and Isabella McCarthy, of Newcastle-On-Tyne.

Private Walter Oldham (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Walter and Eliza Oldham; husband of Elizabeth Oldham, of Romiley, Cheshire.

Lance Serjeant George Price (Age 25) Hermanville War Cemetery, France. Son of George Stubbs Price and Florence Price, of Walney, Lancashire.

Private Joseph Royle (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph and Mary Royle, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Private Ralph Sherwin (Age 23) 7th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Ralph and Beatrice Sherwin, of Hyde, Cheshire; Husband of Lily Mary Sherwin, of Gee Cross, Hyde.

 

VC Winner…

1855: John Lyons of 19th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

Also…

1829 – first university boat race

1942 – Germans destroy Lidice in revenge for Heydrich assassination

1944 – Germans destroy Oradour-sur-Glane in revenge for assassination of Das Reich officer

I basically copied and pasted that….until researching this, I had no idea that these two terrible events happened on the same day! Lest we forget!

 

Happy birthday…

1909 – Lang Hancock

1964 – Tony Martin