101 years ago today 14/7/1915: Private John W. Hinchliffe (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Liverpool (Everton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Hinchliffe, of Liverpool; Husband of Elizabeth Goldsmith (Formerly Hinchliffe), of 32, Clifton St., Prince Edwin St., Liverpool.

 

100 years ago today 14/7/1916 (56): Private John Adamson 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.                

Private Bertram Barnes (Age 24) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Arthur and Alice Barnes, of 46, Wellington Grove, Stockport.

Private Bert Bennett (Age 32) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Benjamin and Ann Bennett.

Private Albert Beswick 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Corporal Joseph Blackburn (Age 25) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackburn, of 160, New Bridge Lane, Stockport; Husband of Mabel Bowden (Formerly Blackburn), of 259, New Bridge Lane, Stockport.

Private James Buckley (Age 23) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Elizabeth Burford Buckley, of 34, Woolley Bridge, Hollingworth, Cheshire.

Private John William Buckley 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.            

Private B Bunker 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.

Lance Corporal Samuel Coombes (Age 28) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France/ Son of James Coombes, of The White House. Waterloo Rd., Castle Northwich; Husband of Maud Cain (Formerly Coombes), of 23, Waterloo Rd., Castle Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Charles Cryer 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.            

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

Private Joseph Riley Dickinson 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

Private George Fail 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private John Flaherty (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Annie Flaherty, of 33, Whalley Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private George Forster 110th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.      

Private G Fowles 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.             

Private John Gerrity (Age 31) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Brother of Mrs. Hallworth, of 166, London Rd., Hazel Grove, Stockport.

Private Charles Goodall (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Susan Goodall, of 50, Church St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private John Gordon (Age 26) 11th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of John and Emily Gordon, of Onchan, Isle of Man.

Private J Hampson 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.         

Private William Harrison (Age 34) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. J. F. Harrison, of 3, Milltown, Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Ederton Heath 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.         

Private G Henshall (Age 32) 11th Bn. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of John Henry and Sarah Henshall, of 20, Duchy St., Edgeley, Stockport.

Private George Hewitt 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.         

Private Fred Hill (Age 25) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Edward and Mary Hill, of Gorstella, Dodleston, Chester.

Serjeant William Edward Horton 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.     

Private Joseph Jolley (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John H. and Emily Jolley, of 37, Canal St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private Harry Jones (Age 22) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William Owen and Martha Jane Jones, of The Rough, Llanferres, Mold, Flintshire.

Private Frederick Joyce 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Albert Knowles (Age 27) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Philip and Elizabeth Ellen Knowles, of 137, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport, Cheshire.

Private John Lewis (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Mary Lewis, of Delamere, Cheshire.

Private G Mainwaring 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.   

Private John McCann 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.           

Captain Norman Cuthbert Ross Merry (Age 31) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late Col. James Merry, of Glasgow.

Private Albert Moss 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.              

Serjeant Thomas Neill (Age 24) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Janet Martin Neill, of 276, Dundas St., Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.

Private William Nelson (Age 22) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Janet Bell (Formerly Nelson), of 167, Brook St., Birkenhead.

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

Private Frank Ousey 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.              

Private William Robert Penton (Age 210 10th Bn. formerly 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Alfred and Angela Penton, of 6, Darlington St., Egremont, Cheshire. Previously Wounded Dec., 1915.

Private John George Perks (Age 37) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Emily Perks, of 27, Brady St., Portwood, Stockport, and The Late Thomas Perks; Husband of Lucy Perry (Formerly Perks), of 15. Victoria Rd., Turncroft Lane, Stockport.

Private James Potter (Age 29) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Martha Potter, of 34, Rankin St., Poulton, Wallasey; Husband of Mary Gertrude Potter, of 4, Rosalind St., Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Benjamin Prichard (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Prichard, of 89, Wilfer St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Ernest Prince (Age 23) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of of Mrs. B. Prince, of 83, Huxley St., Castle Park, Northwich, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Frederick Robinson 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Frank Rogerson (Age 22) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Mary Ellen Rogerson, of 3, Wilbert Terrace, Stockport Rd., Timperley, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Henry Scheers 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

Private George Southern 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.    

Private R Summerfield (Age 24) 11th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Susannah Summerfield, of Pendlebury, Nr. Manchester.

Private J Tobin 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. 

Private Arthur Unsnorth 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.     

Private WI Watkinson (Age 20) 1st/5th Bn. Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Isaac and Martha Watkinson, of 6, Heyes Terrace, Heyes Lane, Timperley, Cheshire.

Serjeant Joseph Weatherby 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.               

Private E Woodcock (Age 29) 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of John and Mary Woodcock, of Great Barrow; Husband of Hannah Elizabeth Woodcock, of Oaklands, Little Barrow, Chester.

Private Frank Woodward (Age 18) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Percy and Annie Elizabeth Woodward, of 9, Moreton Grove, Wallasey, Cheshire. Enlisted.

Private James Henry Yarwood 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.          

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Major Astley John Cooper (Age 31) AFC Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Maj. A. S. Cooper and Evelyn E. Cooper, Of Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic.

1943: Private Norman Albert George Cox (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.  

1943: Private John Donald Elson (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Charles William and Lily Elson, of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire.

1943: Private Thomas Gibson (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Alexander and Mary Gibson, Of Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.

1943: Private William Henry Goosey (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy.

1943: Private James Walter Way (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Harriet Amelia Way, Of Clapton, London.

 

VC Winner…

1916: William Boulter of Northamptonshire Regiment in WW1, Trones Wood, France.

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