101 years ago today 16/7/1915: Private GD Want 6th Bn. Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

100 years ago today 16/7/1916 (14):  Private Wilfred James Allen 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.    

Private WA Daly 13th Bn. Serre Road Cemetery No.1, France.     

Private GH Durant (Age 43) 10th Bn. Valley Cemetery, Vis-En-Artois, France. Son of James Hugo Durant, Husband of Mary Durant of Marley Green, Whitchurch, Salop.

Serjeant J Eaton 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.     

Private John Henry Sellers Fielding (Age 23) “B” Coy. 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph and Emma Fielding, of Marple, Stockport; Husband of Dorothy Fielding, of 201, Wellington Rd. North, Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private William Harrison (Age 26) “D” Coy. 6th Bn. Bethune Town Cemetery, France. Husband of Annie Mulvaney (formerly Harrison), of 8, Carlile St., Edgeley, Stockport.

Private Henry Jones (Age 32) 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Henry and Ellen Jones, of 8, Oakleigh Grove, Lower Bebington, Birkenhead; Husband of The Late Ellen Jones.

Private B Jones 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France/

Private Alfred Moore 1st/6th Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. V. Clewes, of 312, Hempshaw Lane, Stockport.

Serjeant William Pickering (Age 24) 11th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Jane Pickering, of 119, Manchester Rd., Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private Ernest Henry Poole 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private George Stokes (Age 20) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Charles and Matilda A. Stokes, of 13, Brinkway Rd., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private John Webster (Age 20) MM 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Webster, of 12, Greenbank Avenue, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private William John Williams 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.           

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Roy Bernard Izzard (Age 21) 2nd Bn. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. Son of Bernard George and Rebecca Izzard, of Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire.

1943: Private George Edward Shakespeare (Age 25) 7th Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Edward and Lily Asenath Shakespeare; husband of Mary Shakespeare, of Bolton Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

1857: Henry Havelock-Allan of 10th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Cawnpore, India.

Also…

1945 – USS Indianapolis sets sail carrying “Little Boy” atomic bomb

Happy birthday…

 1872 – Roald Amundsen (well done on that whole South Pole thing)