100 years ago today 4/7/1916 (42): Private H Leese 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Lance Corporal  JV Beddows 9th Bn. Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France.

Private  T Frearson 9th Bn. Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France.

Serjeant E Boulton 9th Bn. Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.             

Private AE Bradshaw (Age 38) 9th Bn. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France. Husband of Sarah E. Bradshaw, of 2, Hewitts Square, Ardwick, Manchester.

Private F Canovan 9th Bn. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France.

Private John Stacey (Age 19) 9th Bn. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France. Youngest Son of George and Mary Stacey, of 9, Clevedon St., Park Rd., Dingle, Liverpool.

Private W Parker (Age 22) 1st/5th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France. Son of Fred and Alice Parker, of Frodsham.

Private Edward Berry (Age 32) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Margaret Berry, of 96, Bridgefield St., Princess St., Stockport.

Private Edward Charles Bishop (Age 30) 11th Bn.                Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Margaret Bishop, of 2, Granville St., Runcorn.

Private John Reginald Blackhurst 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Brown (Age 36) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Brown, of 94, Moss Lane, Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private David Harold Burchill 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Coulman (Age 270 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Brother of Mrs. M. Morgan, of 65, Enid St., Windsor St., Liverpool.

Serjeant Rowland Evans 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.        

Private Alfred Goodall (Age 31) “B” Coy. 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Samuel and Sarah Goodall, of 29, Adelaide Rd., Edgeley, Stockport.

Private John Green (Age 25) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Mary Green; husband of Rachel Gee (Formerly Green), of 21, Cheapside, Hyde, Cheshire.

Corporal Dennis Hanley (Age 27) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Catherine Hanley, of 10, Chapel St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Edward Harrison (Age 27) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Jane Harrison, of 5, Charlotte St., Carrington Rd., Stockport.

Private Timothy Harrop 9th Bn.  Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Mary Harrop of 16, Longton Street, Portwood, Stockport.

Private John Hulse (Age 26) “A” Coy. 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hulse, of Toproad Fivecrosses, Frodsham, Warrington, Lancs.

Corporal Benjamin Johnson (Age 31) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late Benjamin and Margaret Johnson.

Private Henry Jones 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Jones 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Denis Lally 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Frederick Lyons 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal John McGrail (Age 31) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Ellen Mcgrail, of 18, Worsley St., Golborne Lane, Warrington, Lancs.

Private Harry Neild (Age 23) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late William Henry and Jane Neild.

Private Richard Payne 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private George Protheroe 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Richard Rigg 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Thomas Rose 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Corporal Leonard Shaw (Age 22) 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Priscilla Shaw, of 89, Victoria St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Ernest Swindells (Age 25) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Emily Swindells, of 270, Sheffield Rd., Tinsley, Sheffield.

Private Robert Thomas 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Harry Unger (Age 21) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William Unger, of 54, Lisant St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.

Private Alfred Augustus Webb (Age 22) “D” Coy. 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Sarah Jane Webb, of 25, Greenwood Lane, Wallasey, Cheshire, and the late Joseph Webb.

Private John Williams 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Woods 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Harry Yarwood (Age 21) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yarwood, of Compstall Rd., Marple Bridge, Stockport.

Lance Serjeant C Parr (Age 35) 11th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension   France. Husband of Mrs. Parr, of 46, Pickford St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Private F Senior 11th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Andrew Carey Rule (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, France. Son of Alexander Muir Rule and of Robina Crawford Rule (Nee Carey), of Paisley, Renfrewshire.

 

1974: Corporal David Arthur Smith (Age 26) died after sustaining fatal injuries five days earlier in an IRA gun attack outside Kelly’s Bar at the junction of the Whiterock and Springfield roads in West Belfast during a patrol.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Roderick McGregor of Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

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

1901: Harry Crandon of 18th Royal Hussars in 2nd Boer War, Springbok Laagte, South Africa.

1918: Thomas Axford of 16th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Hamel Wood, France.

1918: Henry Dalziel of 15th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Hamel Wood, France.

1915: Frederick Parslow of Royal Naval Reserve in WW1, Atlantic Ocean.

1941: Hughie Edwards of No. 105 Squadron RAF in WW2, Bremen, Germany.

1940: Jack Mantle of HMS Foylebank in WW2, Portland, England.

 

Also…

1776 – Declaration of Independence by USA

1879 – Battle of Ulundi

1942 – Sevastopol falls

1943 – Battle of Kursk begins

1946 – Kielce Pogorm

1976 – Raid on Entebbe

 

Happy birthday…

1902 – Meyer Lansky

1946 – Ron Kovic