102 years ago today 29/8/1914: Private F Thorpe1st Bn. Cement House Cemetery, Belgium.

101 years ago today 29/8/1915:

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100 years ago today 29/8/1916: Private N G Alcock (Age 20)11th Bn. Authuile Military Cemetery, France. Son of Peter and Annie Alcock, of 70, King St., Egremont, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Corporal Reuben Walker (Age 23)9th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Reuben and Mary Jane Walker, of 17, The Denes, Over, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private Frederick Taylor (Age 24)1st/6th Bn. Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. Son of Mrs. Annie E. Taylor, of 2, Commercial Rd., Hazel Grove, Stockport.

Private G Goulding11th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.

Private William Lunt (Age 21)11th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Edward and Sarah Jones Lunt, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1942: Private Frank Brownsword 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

1942: Private Eric Ralph Green (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Ralph and Helen Green, of Firswood, Manchester.

VC Winner…

1915: Hugo Throssell of 10th Light Horse Regiment in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey

1918: Cecil Sewell of Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) in WW1, Fremicourt, France

1919: Samuel Pearse of Royal Fusiliers in North Russia Relief Force, Emtsa, Russia

1942: Bruce Kingsbury of 2/14th Battalion, AIF in WW2, Isurava, New Guinea

Happy birthday…

1923 – Richard Attenborough

1936 – John McCain