100 years ago today 24/6/1916: Private E O’Malley 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

Private FO Hague 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

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VC Winner…

1900: Lewis Halliday of Royal Marine Light Infantry in Boxer Rising, Peking, China.

1917: John Dunville of 1st Royal Dragoons in WW1, Épehy, France.

1944: David Hornell of No. 162 Squadron RCAF in WW2, Faroes, Atlantic Ocean.

Also…

217BC – Battle of Lake Trasimene

1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon crowned

1916 – start of bombardment on Somme

1981 – Humber Bridge opens

1982 – 747 loses all 4 engines after flying through volcanic cloud

2010 – Julia Gillard becomes PM after knifing Kevin07

Happy birthday…

1850 – K of K Herbert Kitchener (of Khartoum)

1923 – Margaret Olley

1944 – Jeff Beck