sorry….lap top stuffed last night….ok now…

100 years ago today 30/6/1916: Private J Kirkham 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private Alfred Hughes (Age 24) 16th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Son of Sarah Floyd, of 135, Wellington Rd., Dingle, Liverpool.

Private John James Hughes (Age 32) 8th Bn. Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India. Son of John and Jane Hughes, of Aberfan, Mid. Glamorgan; husband of Sarah Anne Hughes, of 43, Bryntaf Terrace, Aberfan.

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1947: Serjeant William John Perry (Age 62) Shore (St. Barnabas) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William and Sarah Ann Perry; husband of Flora Perry, of Werneth, Oldham.

VC Winner…

1857: Robert Aitken of 13th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Lucknow, India.

1857: William Cubitt of 13th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Chinhut, India.

1857: William Oxenham of 32nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Lucknow, India.

1866: Samuel Hodge of West India Regiment in The Gambia, Tubabecelong, Gambia.

1916: Nelson Carter of Royal Sussex Regiment in WW1, Richebourg l’Avoue, France.

Also…

1934 – Night of the Long Knives

Happy birthday…

1954 – Wayne Swan (good luck tomorrow)