101 years ago today 9/6/1915: Private George Henry Lawton (Age 38) 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Husband of Ellen Linegar (formerly Lawton), of 15, Molyneux Place, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private William Dawson 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

100 years ago today 9/6/1916: Private George Luas (Age 20) 3rd Bn. Knutsford Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Elizabeth Lucas, of Cranford Gardens, King St., Knutsford.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private James Wood (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Manchester (Gorton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Grace Wood, of Longsight, Manchester.

VC Winner…

1866: Timothy O’Hea of Rifle Brigade, Danville, Quebec.

Also…

1928 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith flies over Pacific (who Sydney airport is named after)

happy birthday…

1891 – Cole Porter

1961 – Aaron Sorkin

101 years ago today 8/6/1915: Private Arthur Dakin (Age 20) 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Samuel and Emma Dakin, of 26, Garden St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Private Edward Bennett (Age 37 ) 2nd Bn. Tintwistle (Christ Church) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Husband of Matilda Bennett, of 42, Old Rd., Tintwistle.

100 years ago today 8/6/1916: Private Richard Barnes (Age 34) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Husband of Mrs. A. Hulse (formerly Barnes), of 77, Alexandra St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Charles Leah Grainville-Sur-Ry Churchyard, France.

VC Winner…

1857: Cornelius Coughlan of 75th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1857: Henry Hartigan of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1857: Alfred Jones of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1918: Joseph Kaeble of 22nd Battalion, CEF in WW1, Neuville-Vitasse, France.

Also…

1967 – USS Liberty incident

1995 – USAF Capt. Scott O’Grady rescued in Bosnia

Happy birthday…

1921 – Suharto

1933 – Joan Rivers

1941 – Cardinal George Pell

101 years ago today 7/6/1915: Private Vincent Fletcher (Age 20) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Henry and Ann Jane Fletcher, of 4, Stamford St., Wellington Road South, Stockport.

Private J Parkinson (Age 17) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Ada Parkinson, of 62, Burleigh Rd. South, Everton, Liverpool.

Private A Astles (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Nantwich (All Saints) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Ruth Astles, of 17, Pratchetts Row, Nantwich.

Private W Cardwell 2nd Bn. Portsdown (Christ Church) Military Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private John Guest (Age 20) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Agnes Guest, of Leigh St., Bridgewater St., Lymm, Cheshire.

Private A Lindop (Age 19) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. S. And Mrs. M. A. Lindop, of 100, Arthur St., Birkenhead.

Private George Davies 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.    

Private Thomas Stone Lewis Mulley (Age 33) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mary Ann Mulley, of Hawkins Battery, Maker, Cawsand, Plymouth.

100 years ago today 7/6/1916: Serjeant S Lewis 17th Bn. Lymm (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Serjeant Frederick Beer (Age 34) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Frederick and Mary Beer; husband of Phyllis Beer, of Mayhill, Swansea.

1942: Private Frederick James Alcock (Age 18) 6th Bn. Woolwich Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Samuel and Mildred Florence Maud Alcock, of Woolwich; grandson of Samuel Alcock, of Woolwich,.

Private Anthony Conterio (Age 27) 7th Bn. Ranchi War Cemetery, India. 

VC Winner…

1855: Thomas Arthur of Royal Regiment of Artillery in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Mathew Hughes of 7th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Henry Jones of 7th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: Thomas Wilkinson of Royal Marine Artillery in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1917: John Carroll of 33rd Battalion, AIF in WW1, St. Yves, Belgium.

1917: Samuel Frickleton of New Zealand Rifle Brigade in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1917: Robert Grieve of 37th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1917: Ronald Stuart of HMS Pargust (HMS Pargust) in WW1, Atlantic Ocean.

1915: Reginald Warneford of No. 1 Squadron RNAS in WW1, Ghent, Belgium.

1917: William Williams of Royal Naval Reserve in WW1, Atlantic.

Also…

1917 – Mines at Messines Ridge exploded (last one went of in 1955 thunder storm)

Happy birthday…

1940 – Tom Jones

1958 – Prince

101 years ago today 6/6/1915: Private William Henry Buckley (Age 25) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Annie Buckley, of 236, London Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 6/6/1916: Serjeant JH Wheeldon 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.             

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Alfred Harold Evans (Age 26) 4th Bn. Ellesmere Port (Overpool) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Samuel and Annie Evans, of Ellesmere Port; husband of Violet Mary Evans, of Ellesmere Port.

1944: Private Robert Wilfred Hargreaves (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Bayeux War Cemetery, France. Son of Ernest Sawyer Hargreaves and Laura Hargreaves, of Stockport, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1855: George Symons of Royal Regiment of Artillery in Crimea, Inkerman, Crimea.

1900: John Mackenzie of Seaforth Highlanders in Third Ashanti Expedition, Dompoassi, Ashanti.

1944: Stanley Hollis of Green Howards in WW2, Normandy, France.

1944: Hanson Turner of West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s Own) in WW2, Ningthoukhong, India.

Also…

1859 – Queensland established as a separate colony

1918 – Battle of Belleau Wood

1944 – D-Day landings in Normandy (Operation Neptune)

Happy birthday…

1868 – Robert Falcon Scott (of the Antarctic)

101 years ago today 5/6/1915: Private Frank Bridge (Age 18) “D” Coy. 6th Bn. Glossop Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Fred and Martha Alice Bridge, of 22, High St., Newport, Salop. Born at Glossop.

Private Stephen Jellicoe (Age 20) 4th Bn. attd. 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Sarah A. Jellicoe, of 25, Railway Rd., Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Private R Bridge 2nd Bn.                St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.        

Private Thomas Henry Westwell (Age 24) 1st Bn.                Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the Late William and Anne Westwell.

100 years ago today 5/6/1916: Private A Steadman 8th Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Second Lieutenant Arthur Cecil Burrows 14th Bn. Delhi Memorial (India Gate), India (Buried Karachi Cem. A/D. N. 14.).

Private JH Brooks 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.   

Private George Jeffs 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.

Private W Corrigan 16th Bn. Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Lance Corporal George Hatfield (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Sidney and Elisebeth Hatfield; husband of M. Hatfield, of Crumlin, Monmouthshire.

Lieutenant William Richard Ferdinand Thomas Barnston (Christ Church) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

VC Winner…

1879: Edmund Hartley of Cape Mounted Riflemen in Basuto War, Morosi’s Mountain, South Africa.

1917: John Craig of Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW1, Egypt

1915: George Moor of Hampshire Regiment in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1942: Quentin Smythe of Royal Natal Carabineers in WW2, Alem Hamza, Egypt.

Also…

1944 – D-Day postponed (bad weather) – spare a thought for Group Captain James Stagg, Eisenhower’s chief weatherman, who got D-Day postponed by 24 hours…..no pressure!

1963 – Profumo Affair (John resigns)

1967 – 6 Day War starts

1968 – RFK shot

Happy birthday…

1920 – Cornelius Ryan

101 years ago today 4/6/1915: Private FJ Keens (Age 19) 1st Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John Frederic and Margaret Alice Keens, of 7, Freeholders Terrace, Stanley Rd., Knutsford, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 4/6/1916: Second Lieutenant Gervase Gray Bushe (Age 23) 11th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Robert Gervase Bushe, C.M.G., and Violet Bushe, of Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Albert Strange (Age 20) 4th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Jane Strange, of Tong Moor, Bolton, Lancashire.

1944: Private James Henry Hodgkiss 7th Bn. Naples War Cemetery, Italy.

VC Winner…

1857: Peter Gill of Loodiana Regiment in Indian Mutiny, Benares, India.

1857: John Kirk of 10th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Benares, India.

1857: Matthew Rosamund of 37th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Benares, India.

1917: Thomas Maufe of Royal Garrison Artillery in WW1 , Feuchy, France.

1916: Arthur Procter of King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in WW1, Ficheux, France.

Also…

1916 – start of Brusilov Offensive

1940 – end of Dunkirk evacuation

1942 – start of Battle of Midway

Happy birthday…

1927 – Geoffrey Palmer

101 years ago today 3/6/1915: Second Lieutenant Murray Drummond-Fraser (Age 21) 1st/5th Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Native of Manchester. Son of Sir Drummond Drummond Fraser, K.B.E., and Lady Drummond-Fraser. Educated at Charterhouse.

Serjeant J Wynne 2nd Bn. Sheffield (Burngreave) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

100 years ago today 3/6/1916: Private FM Dunn (Age 26) “C” Coy. 11th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Michael and Clara Dunn, of 23, Alexandra St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Joseph Johnson (Age 29) St. Aubin-Les-Elbeuf Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Fred and Edith Johnson, of Ruabon, Denbighshire; husband of Amy Johnson, of Ruabon.

1944: Private Peter Bell (Age 30) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell; husband of Margaret Lilian Violet Bell, of Enfield, Middlesex.

Private William Daniels (Age 28) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Alfred and Mary Ann Daniels, of Hyde, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1855: Henry Cooper of HMS Miranda in Crimea  June, Taganrog, Crimea.

1916: George Chafer of East Yorkshire Regiment in WW1, Meaulte, France.

1944: Maurice Rogers of Wiltshire Regiment in WW2, Anzio, Italy.

Also…

1969 – HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans collide

1989 – Tiananmen Square

101 years ago today 2/6/1915: Private Joseph Whitehurst (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Emily Hoyle (formerly Whitehurst), of 15, Sefton Avenue, Congleton, Cheshire.

Private P Wilson 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private John Billington (Age 38) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late John and Susan Billington.

100 years ago today 2/6/1916: Private FS Peacock 1st Bn. Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private R Hinde 11th Bn. Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private John Henry Strawbridge (Age 26) St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Son of Francis Charles and Annie Jane Strawbridge, of Swansea.

VC Winner…

1900: Frank Kirby of Royal Engineers in 2nd Boer War, Delagoa Bay Railway, South Africa.

1917: Billy Bishop of No. 60 Squadron RAF in WW1, Cambrai, France.

Also…

455 – “I’m sorry Rome, we are going to have to let you go” The Sack of Rome

1953 – Queen Elizabeth II coronation

happy birthday….

1965 – Steve Waugh

101 years ago today 1/6/1915: all commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium –

Private George Brown 1st Bn.                    

Private Harry Cohen 1st Bn.

Private William Farrington Cookson 1st Bn.

Private Peter Dean (Age 18) 1st Bn. Son of Mrs. Emily Dean, of 13, Snow Hill, Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, and the late Pte. Peter Dean (4Th Bn. Cheshire Regt.).

Serjeant Percy Ernest Humphries 1st Bn. Husband of Elsie Gibbons (formerly Humphries), of 85, Arley Rd., Saltley, Birmingham.

Private James Ryder 1st Bn.

Private Thomas Christopher Sanders 1st Bn.

Private Robert Wildig 1st Bn.

100 years ago today 1/6/1916:

Private J Logan (Age 33) 17th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Robert and Jane Logan of Liverpool.

Private George Slattery 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.            

Private H Parr 15th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of M. Parr, of 18, Boardman St., Rochdale Rd., Manchester.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Frederick Samuel Deakin (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Hondschoote Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Samuel and Sarah Ann Deakin.

Corporal James Dickinson 2nd Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1942: Private James Hennerley 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya.      

Private William Kivell (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Son of Michael and Elizabeth Hannah Kivell, of Stockport, Cheshire.

Corporal Walter Sharp (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma    Libya      Son of William and Margaret Sharp, Of Kirkdale, Liverpool; Husband of Mary Catherine Sharp, Of Kirkdale.

1944: Private John Auger (Age 24) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of John Samuel Auger, and of Catherine Mary Auger, of Banthan, Devon.

Private Leonard Thomas Price (Age 25) 7th Bn. Rome War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Richard and Frances Elizabeth Price, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.  His Brother Richard also died on Service.

Also…

1533 – Anne Boleyn crowned queen

1879 – Prince Louis Napoleon killed in Zululand

1962 – Adolf Eichmann hanged

happy birthday…

1907 – Frank Whittle

1928 – Bob Monkhouse

1946 – Brian Cox (a very good Hannibal Lecter)