101 years ago today 23/6/1915: Private W Hopley (Age 40) 2nd Bn. Audley (St. James) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Levi and Ann Hopley; husband of Ada Ellen Hopley, of 15, Diglake St., Bignall End, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private Henry Jones 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.        

 

100 years ago today 23/6/1916:

NIL

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1942: Serjeant John Harold Crawford (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Caserta War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John James Crawford and Caroline Crawford; husband of Florence Annie Crawford, of Farnworth, Widnes, Lancashire.

1944: Private William Leslie Etherington (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of William John and Lily Etherington, of Liss, Hampshire.

Private Edwin Howarth (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of John Joseph and Edith Jane Howarth; husband of Doris Howarth, of Rochdale, Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Charles McCorrie of 57th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1857: Stephen Garvin of 60th Rifles in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1857: John McGovern of 1st Bengal Fusiliers in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1944: Tul Pun of 6th Gurkha Rifles in WW2, Mogaung, Burma.

1944: Sefanaia Sukanaivalu of Fiji Infantry Regiment in WW2, Bougainville, Solomon Islands.

 

Also…

1314 – Battle of Bannockburn

1757 – Battle of Plassey (the reason the curry powder I use is called “Clive of India”)

 

Happy Birthday…

1912 – Alan Turing

1940 – Stuart Sutcliffe