100 years ago today 2/8/1916: Private J Nicholls 2nd Garrison Bn. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Egypt

Private Alfred Bailey (Age 26) 1st/6th Bn. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart France Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bailey, of 58, King Edward St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Private Henry Lackabane (Age 23) 17th Bn. Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Henry and Elizabeth Ellen Lackabane, of 68, Lark Hill St., Preston.

Private H Aldcroft 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen France

Private John Appleton (Age 25) 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial France Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Appleton, of 72, Ellesmere Rd., Lower Walton, Warrington.

Private George Edward Gough 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial France

Private Thomas Lloyd 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial France

Private George Henry Westerman (Age 26) 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial France Son of George Henry and Ada Westerman, of “Chelston”, Hazelwood Rd., Hale, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Patrick Fagan (Age 49) 2nd Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery Egypt

 

VC Winner…

1857: William Sutton of 60th Rifles in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India.

1900: William House of Royal Berkshire Regiment in 2nd Boer War, Mosilikatse Nek, South Africa.

1917: Noel Chavasse of Royal Army Medical Corps in WW1, Wieltje, Belgium.

Also…

216BC – Battle of Cannae (you can cross the Alps, just don’t cross the Romans)

1798 – Battle of the Nile

1897 – Siege of Malakand ends

1943 – Treblinka revolt

1954 – Gulf of Tonkin Incident

1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait (mmmm…wonder how this will turn out?)

Happy Birthday…

1921 – Alan Wicker

1970 – Kevin Smith