101 years ago today 18/6/1915: Private J Blackshaw (Age 21) 1st/5th Bn. Blauwepoort Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Margaret Blackshaw, of 5, River St., Wilmslow, Manchester.

 

100 years ago today 18/6/1916: Lance Serjeant Henry Brookes (Age 26) 1st/5th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France. Order of St. George 4th Class (Russian). Son of Mrs. Taylor, of Lynn, Cheshire.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1944: Private John Alwyn Bliss (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of David Charles and Martha Ann Bliss; husband of Bertha Bliss, of Widnes, Lancashire.

Corporal Fred Gidman (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gidman; husband of Ethel Gidman, of Smallthorne, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private John George Slone (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Margaret Lawrence Christmas Carr Slone; husband of Eileen Slone, of Howdon-On-Tyne, Northumberland.

1945: Serjeant Herbert Thomas Jermy (Age 30) MID Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Kate Jermy; husband of Kathleen Mary Jermy, of Norwich.

 

VC Winner…

1855: John Alexander of 90th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Henry Curtis of Naval Brigade in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Howard Elphinstone of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Thomas Esmonde of 18th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Gerald Graham of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: William Hope of 7th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Peter Leitch of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: John Perie of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Henry Raby of Naval Brigade in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: John Sims of 34th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Philip Smith of 17th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: John Taylor of Naval Brigade in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

 

Also…

1815 – Battle of Waterloo

1984 – Battle of Orgreave during miner’s strike

 

Happy birthday…

1816 – Helene Napoleone Bonaparte (Napoleone’s daughter…..so her birthday was the same day as Waterloo…I bet he never forgot her birthday!)

1961 – Alison Moyet