101 years ago today 21/7/1915:

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100 years ago today 21/7/1916: Private A Potter (Age 23) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Joseph and Margaret Potter, of 151, Wellfield St., Warrington.

Private Arthur Edgar Savage (Age 22) 10th Bn. Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery, France. Son of John Savage, of 14, Waterloo Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Serjeant Major Joseph Giles (Age 35) 16th Bn. Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Luke and Frances Ann Giles.

Private Joseph Allen (Age 24) 16th Bn. La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France. Son of Horace and Mary Allen, of Accrington, Lancs.

Lance Corporal George Leslie Brereton (Age 20) 9th Bn. Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Son of John Henry and Margaret Catherine Brereton, of 14, Littler Lane, Over, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private William Ellison (Age 20) 9th Bn. Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Brother of Mrs. E. Burns, of 117, Portland St., Liverpool.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Joseph Bancroft (Age 28) 6th Bn. Prague War Cemetery, Czech Republic. Son of Arthur and Florence Bancroft, of Hazel Grove, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1855: John Ross of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

Also…

1861 – First Bull Run

1944 – Claus von Stauffenberg )amongst others) executed

Happy birthday…

1951 – Robin Williams

1959 – Paul Vautin

1964 – Ross Kemp