101 years ago today 23/8/1915: Lance Corporal George Davies (Age 22) 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of William Davies, of 8, Welles St., Sandbach, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Reeves Littler 1st/4th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 23/8/1916: Private J Forrester (Age 26) 9th Bn. Manchester (Gorton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Mary Jane Forrester, of 3, Hope St., Gorton, Manchester.

Company Serjeant Major George Bramhall (Age 26) 1st Coy. 11th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Ex. Police Insptr. Henry and the late Mrs. Bramhall, of Killamarsh, Derbyshire, and Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Hugh Edward Jones 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

NIL

 

VC Winner…

1900: William Heaton of King’s (Liverpool) Regiment in 2nd Boer War, Geluk, South Africa

1914: Charles Garforth of 15th The King’s Hussars in WW1, Harmingnies, France

1914: Charles Jarvis of Corps of Royal Engineers in WW1, Jemappes, Belgium

1914: Theodore Wright of Corps of Royal Engineers in WW1, Mons, Belgium

1914: Maurice Dease of Royal Fusiliers in WW1, Mons, Belgium

1914: Sidney Godley of Royal Fusiliers in WW1, Mons, Belgium

1918: Lawrence McCarthy of 16th Battalion, AIF WW1, Madam Wood, France

1918: William Joynt of 8th Battalio, AIF in WW1, Herleville Wood, France

1918: Hugh McIver of Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) in WW1, Courcelles-le-Comte, France

 

Also…

1305 – execution of William Wallace

1914 – Battle of Mons

site of first WW1 VCs and the grave of Pte. Parr of Middlesex Regt., UK’s first fatality

 

1939 – Molotov-Ribbentrop pact (bad news for Poland, well everybody actually)

1942 – Battle of Stalingrad begins