101 years ago today 19/7/1915: Private James Donovan (Age 300 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Foster Son of Harriet King, of 45, Raffles Rd., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private H Jones 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.

Private O Prandle 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.

Private JT Taylor 1st/5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 19/7/1916: Corporal Samuel Kirkham (Age 28) MM 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Charles Kirkham; Husband of Eliza Kirkham, of 3, Albert St., Chester.

Private William Shaw (Age 27) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of the late William and Charlotte Shaw.

Private Edward Skelly 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private William Green (Age 22) 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Joseph and Mary Green, of 18, Greenall Rd., Northwich.

Corporal H Gibbons 16th Bn. Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, France.

Lance Corporal Thomas Davenport (Age 22) 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Davenport, of 124, London Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Arthur Ford (Age 23) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Annie Ford, of 71, North Side, Knowl St., Stalybridge, Lancs, and the late Henry Ford.

Private Daniel Lowe (Age 20) 16th Bn. La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France. Son of George and Ruth Lowe, of 21, Lonsdale St., Crown St., Liverpool.

Private H Hatton (Age 28) 13th Bn. Mobberley (Ss. Wilfrid and Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Henry and Hannah Hatton. Born at Mobberley.

Private Joseph Potts (Age 18) 2nd/7th Bn. Old Warden (St. Leonard) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of the late Joseph and Lilian Potts. of Macclesfield.

Lieutenant Alfred Cornwall Styles (Age 26) 16th Bn. Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France. Son of Mrs. Styles, and the late Captain Styles (D.C.L.I.); husband of Blanche Styles, of 50, Blessington Rd., Lee, London.

Private Herbert Makin (Age 33) 11th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Elizabeth Makin (now Lamb), of 47, Grafton St., Hyde, Cheshire. Born at Westleigh, Lancs.

Private Samuel Bell Smith (Age 27) 10th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Husband of Mrs. Smith, of 3, Heap St., Cockerhill, Stalybridge.

Private T Smith 10th Bn.                St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.

Private Victor Albert Anderson (Age 19) 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Wallace and Alice Anderson, of 31, Enfield Buildings, Aske St., Hoxton, London.

Second Lieutenant George Frederick Austin 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Ayre 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Michael Vincent Francis Benson (Age 25) 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. C. Benson, of Staplestown Rd., Carlow.

Private Frederick Bosson 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Frederick Charles Brazil 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private James Lacey Buck 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Burns 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Walter Calvert 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Eadeauf Chadwick 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Albert Joseph Cooke 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Albert Davies 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private James Dolan 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Herbert David William Duncombe (Age 29) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Florence Duncombe, of 107, Hazelbury Rd., Silver St., Edmonton, London.

Private Gilbert Garner 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Joseph Gormley (Age 23) 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Mary Gormley, of 28, Edge Green St., Stubshaw Cross, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancs.

Lance Corporal John Hogg (Age 33) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas Hogg; Husband of Alice Hogg, of 5, Stanley Terrace, Preston, Lancs.

Private Arthur William Honeyball (Age 25) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Honeyball, of 25, Jupp’S Rd., Mile End Rd., London.

Private William Hurley 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Serjeant Albert William Kyne 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Serjeant Philip Lake 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Matthew Lee 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Joseph Bowery Lincoln (Age 39) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Barbara Lincoln, of 2, Woodbine St. East, Hendon, Sunderland.

Private George Lowe (Age 34) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Catherine Lowe, of 17, Marsh Rd., Little Lever, Bolton, Lancs.

Private Thomas MacDonald (Age 36) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William and Jane MacDonald, of 76, Shamrock St., Hebburn, Co. Durham.

Lance Corporal William McDonald 19th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Dougald McEwan 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Corporal Charles William Mitchell (Age 22) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Frederick Aubrey and Charlotte Mitchell, of West Cottage, Eastoke, Hayling Island, Havant, Hants.

Corporal John Niblock 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private John Rowley 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Frederick William Sibbert (Age 20) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Frederick Williara Sibbert, of 34, Gordon St., Preston.

Serjeant Harry Slingsby 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Leonard Smith 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Robert Smith 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Henry Soper 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Frederick George Souls (Age 30) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William and Julia A. Souls, of Great Barrington, Oxford. Four of his brothers, Albert, Twins Alfred and Arthur William, and Walter Davis Souls also fell.

Serjeant James Christopher Speight (Age 23) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Alice Speight, of 23, Dodworth Rd., Barnsley, And The Late Thomas Speight.

Private Thomas Speight 6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Alexander Wandless (Age 36) 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Cecilia Wandless, of 235, Raby St., Byker, Newcastle-On-Tyne.

Private John Welsh (Age 33) 15th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Mary Welsh; Husband of Margaret Campbell (formerly Welsh), of 66, Field St., Everton, Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Hubert Wilden 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Charles Henry Winfrey 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private George Woods 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Ernest Wrigglesworth 16th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private Albert Williams (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Williams, of Oldham, Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

NIL

Also…

1545 – Mary Rose sinks

1870 – France declares war on Prussia (wonder how that’ll go)

1900 – first part of Paris Metro opens

1916 – Battle of Fromelles (Australia’s worst military day)

1972 – SAS Battle of Mirbat