101 years ago today 12/6/1915:

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100 years ago today 12/6/1916: Private C Burgess 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France.        

Private  J Owen 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.       

Private Arthur Wright (Age 19) 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. Son of Andrew and Ellen Wright, of 125, Grenville St., Edgeley, Stockport.

Lance Serjeant H Wilkinson (Age 26) 1st Bn. Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Holford and Sarah Wilkinson, of Scotch Hall, Seven Oaks, Northwich, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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VC Winner…

1857: Thomas Cadell of 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers in Indian Mutiny,Delhi, India.

1915: William Angus of Highland Light Infantry in WW1, Givenchy, France.

1944: Ganju Lama of 7th Gurkha Rifles in WW2, Ningthoukhong, India.

1944: Andrew Mynarski of No. 419 Squadron RCAF in WW2, Cambrai, France.

1982: Ian McKay of Parachute Regiment in Falklands War, Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands.

 

Also…

1550 – Helsinki founded

1987 – “Mr Gorbachev, tear down that wall…” Ronald Reagan (a proper leader)

happy birthday…

1924 – George HW Bush (41)

1929 – Ann Frank