101 years ago today 22/7/1915: Private James Fallon 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

100 years ago today 22/7/1916: Private T Holt (Age 22) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Margaret Ann Holt, of 58, Jackson St., Stretford, Manchester, and the late William Holt.

Private John Winterbottom (Age 26) 10th Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Husband of Alice Winterbottom, of 40, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Private  T Hough (Age 31) 15th Bn. Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France. Son of John and Ann Hough, of 5, Reformation St., Bolton.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1946: Captain Ivan Jones-Parry (Age 26) MID Suda Bay War Cemetery, Greece. Son of William and Margaret Jones-Parry, of Pen-Y-Groes, Caernarvonshire.

VC Winner…

1942: Arthur Gurney of 2/48th Battalion, AIF in WW2, El Alamein, Egypt.

Also…

1706 – act of union

2011 – Terror attacks in Norway

Happy birthday…

 1928 – Jimmy (aka “chinny”) Hill