101 years ago today 10/7/1915: Private H Holt 2nd Bn. Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 10/7/1916 (18): Private Thomas Abbott (Age 29) 11th Bn. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Native of Northwich.

Private George Agnew (Age 20) 11th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Agnew, of 7, Club Row, Birkenhead.

Private Harry Arden 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.              

Private George Henry Blackburn 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.      

Lance Corporal Jonas Coote 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.              

Lance Corporal Thomas Cross (Age 20) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Hannah Cross, of 12, Moss St., Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private L Davies (Age 36) 13th Bn. Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of M. A. Davies, of Mount Pleasant, Mow Cop, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private J Dempsey (Age 37) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of Martin and Ellen Dempsey, of Stockport; Husband of Emma Dempsey, of 8, Booth St., Edgeley, Stockport.

Private Arthur Gronow (Age 21) 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Hettie Curtis (formerly Gronow), of 34, Baptist St., Carnarvon.

Private Alfred Hatton 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.           

Private Joseph Jackson (Age 30) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Lucy Jackson, of 7, Oldfield Rd., Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead.

Private William Knott (Age 27) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Henry Knott, of 12, Lower Fold, Stalybridge; Husband of Anna Knott, of 188, Dukinfield Rd., Hyde, Cheshire.

Private James Lawson (Age 23) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Jane Lawson, of Norcott Brook, Whitley, Warrington, and The Late William Lawson.

Private Michael Maloney 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.    

Private L McCabe 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.

Private Robert Murrant (Age 27) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of George and Julia Ada Murrant, of 76, Hardshaw St., St. Helens, Lancs.

Private Alfred Ernest Weetman (Age 20) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Alfred and Lizzie Weetman, of 6, Money Ash Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Williams 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private James Joseph Richardson (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson, of Hulme, Manchester.

 

VC Winner…

1857: William Kerr 24th Bombay Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Kolapore, India.

1944: Yeshwant Ghadge Maratha Light Infantry in WW2, Upper Tiber Valley, Italy.

1941: James Gordon 2/31st Battalion, AIF in WW2, Djezzine, Syria.

 

Also…

48BC – Battle of Dyrrhachium

1553 – Lady Jane Grey becomes queen….for a while

1985 – bombing of ‘Rainbow Warrior’ by French agents (killing 1 crew member)

 

Happy birthday…

1883 – Johannes Blaskowitz