100 years ago today 2/7/1916: Private John William Whalley (Age 30) “B” Coy. 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of George and Mary J. Whalley, of Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire; husband of the late Mary Whalley.

Private W Silver (Age 20) 1st/5th Bn. Couin British Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Margaret Silver, of 12, Smith’S Court, Northwich, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal William Kinsey (Age 30) 5th Bn. Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France. Son of Mrs. J. Kinsey, of Ship St., Frodsham; husband of W. Kinsey, of 12, Moreton Terrace, Frodsham, Warrington.

Private J H Couzins (Age 21) “B” Coy. 9th Bn. Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of James and Agnes Couzins, of 7, Faulkner St. South, Harpurhey, Manchester.

Captain Thomas Leslie Jackson (Age 23) M C 9th Bn. Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of Dr. Thomas Jackson and Mrs. Jackson, of Greystoke, Cumberland.

Private T Palmer 9th Bn.                Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France

Private Ernest Bleakley 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

Private Alexandra Bowker (Age 20) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Lucy Bowker, of 7, Godley Hill, Godley, Hyde, Cheshire, and The Late Alexander Bowker.

Private William Currie (Age 32) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Edward Currie, of 10, Kendall St., South Reddish; husband of Elizabeth Currie, of 26, Hanover St., Portwood, Stockport.

Private Arthur Finnigan 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

Lance Corporal Henry Victor Hubbard (Age 29) D C M 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Frank and Sarah Hubbard, of South Bank Cottages, Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire.

Second Lieutenant Archibald Hunter (Age 41) 14th Bn. attd. 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late Daniel Munchie Hunter and Mary Hunter; husband of C. E. F. Hunter, of 33, St. George’S Rd., Kilburn, London.

Private Thomas Martin (Age 29) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Kathleen Martin, of Bootle, Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Henry Monks (Age 21) “D” Coy. 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Monks, of 20, Moston St., Reddish, Stockport.

Captain Allan Sernberg 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

Private W A Rees 5th Bn. Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France.      

Private F White (Age 17) 5th Bn. Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery, Saulty, France. Son of William and Jane White, of Churton, Chester.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private Joseph Brown 1st Bn. Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Malta. Of Southern Rhodesia.

 

VC Winner…

1916: Adrian Carton de Wiart of 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in WW1, La Boiselle, France.

 

Also…

1644 – Battle of Marston Moor

1934 – Ernst Rohm killed (night of the long knives)

 

Happy Birthday…

1489 – Thomas Cranmer

1973 – Peter Kay