102 years ago today 30/8/1914: Private W Jones 1st Bn. Cement House Cemetery, Belgium.

 

101 years ago today 30/8/1915: Private J Grantham 8th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private Frederick William Atkinson 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private A Jagger (Age 19) 1st/5th Bn. Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Mrs. R. Jagger, of 92, St. Anne St., Chester.

Second Lieutenant Frederick Travis Vernon (Age 20) 5th Bn. Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Arthur William and Lilian Vernon, of Chichester House, Chester.

 

100 years ago today 30/8/1916: Private Joseph Edward Pickford (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. Son of Mrs. Lily Pickford, of 70, Queen St., Portwood, Stockport.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

NIL

 

VC Winner…

1855: John Coleman of 97th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea

Also…

1914 – Battle of Tannenberg

1999 – East Timor votes for independence

 

Happy birthday…

1400 – Vlad II Dracul (Vlad’s dad)

1797 – Mary Shelly

1893 – Huey Long (I only know him form Dab Carlin’s “Hardcore History”)

1912 – Nancy Wake

1917 – Dennis Healy