100 years ago today 24/7/1916: Private J Hill 1st Bn. Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France.

Second Lieutenant R McLaren (Age 35) 16th Bn. Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McLaren, of “Dormi,” Blundellsands, Liverpool; Husband of Lisa McLaren, of “Ilsenburg,” Ainsdale, Southport.

Lance Corporal James Kelly 10th Bn. Grangegorman Military Cemetery Ireland, Republic of (Served as Healy). Husband of M. Kelly, of 17, Great Ship St., Dublin.

Lance Corporal J Kilburn (Age 25) 10th Bn. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France. Son of Mr. E. Kilburn, of 29, Turton Rd., Bolton.

Private Ellis E Moores (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of William and Matilda Moores, of 62, Hyde Rd., Woodley, Stockport.

Lance Corporal Walter W Bradbury (Age 24) 10th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Only Son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Bradbury, of Glossop; Husband of Margaret Alice Bradbury, of 59, High St. East, Glossop.

Private Herbert Jones 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Corporal George Foale Bickley (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William Foale Bickley and Ann Frances Bickley, of Handbridge, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1900: Neville Howse of New South Wales Army Medical Corps in 2nd Boer War, Vredefort, South Africa.

1916: Thomas Cooke of 8th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Pozières, France.

1918: Richard Travis of Otago Infantry Regiment in WW1, Rossignol Wood, France.

1920: George Henderson of Manchester Regiment in Arab Revolt, Hillah, Mesopotamia.

1945: Frank Partridge of 8th Battalion, AIF in WW2, Bougainville, New Guinea.

Also…

1567 – Mary Queens of Scots forced to abdicate

1927 – Menin gate opened

1943 – Operation Gomorrah

1969 – Apollo 11 returns to earth

 

Happy birthday…

 1895 – Robert Graves

1897 – Amelia Earhart