101 years ago today 11/7/1915: Private Thomas Green (Age 19) “D” Coy. 1st/7th Bn. attd. 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Michael Thomas and Margaret Green, of 136, Chester Rd. Macclesfield, England.

 

100 years ago today 11/7/1916: Lieutenant Harold Ernest Dewar (Age 27) MC 11th Bn. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L’Abbe, France. Son of Thomas Dewar and of Constance Wharton (Formerly Dewar).

Private  W Price 13th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private GF Reeves (Age 25) 10th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. E. Reeves, of 18, Hampson St., Sale, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Reid 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.    

Private James Shirt (Age 19) A Coy. 6th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France. Son of Benjamin and Annie Shirt, of Glossop.

Lieutenant Frank Gorden Stott (Age 23) 5th Bn. Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William Midgley Stott and Maria Stott, of 34, Elmfield Terrace, Savile Park, Halifax.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

NIL

 

VC Winner…

1882: Israel Harding of HMS Alexandra in Occupation of Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt.

1900: William Gordon of Gordon Highlanders in 2nd Boer War, Krugersdorp, South Africa.

1900: David Younger of Gordon Highlanders in 2nd Boer War, Krugersdorp, South Africa.

Also…

1940 – Petain becomes French PM

1979 – Sky Lab burns up on re-entry

1995 – Srebrenica massacre

 

Happy birthday…

1274 – Robert the Bruce

1916 – Gough Whitlam

1920 – Yul Brynner