101 years ago today 15/6/1915: Private W Dunning 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

 

100 years ago today 15/6/1916: Private G Daniels 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. A. Daniels, o17, Market St., Hollingworth, Cheshire.

Private William Matthews (Age 28) 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Husband of Emma Rebecca Matthews, of 1, Hadfield Place, Glossop, Derbyshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1942: Private Martin McManus (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Martin and Catherine McManus; husband of Anne McManus, of Davyhulme, Lancashire.

Private Joseph Whittaker (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Joseph and Annie Whittaker, of Stockport, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1901: James Rogers of South African Constabulary in 2nd Boer War, Thaba Nchu, South Africa.

1915: Frederick Campbell of 1st Battalion, CEF in WW1, Givenchy, France.

1918: Charles Hudson of Sherwood Foresters in WW1, Asiago, Italy.

1918: Jack Youll of Northumberland Fusiliers in WW1, Asiago, Italy.

 

Also…..

1667 -first blood transfusion

1752 – Benjamin Franklin key kite thing

1944 – Battle of Saipan

1996 – Manchester bombing by IRA (and I never did pick up that book that was in the book shop that was destroyed)

 

Happy birthday…

1519 – Henry Fitzroy (Henry VIII’s illegitimate son)

1946 – Noddy Holder (saw him in Sainsbury’s once)