102 years ago today 31/8/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 31/8/1915: Private Charles Atkinson (Age 26) 1st/4th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of the late Mr. J. H. and Mrs. S. E. Atkinson, of 30, Marne St., Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Alfred Price (Age 25) 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Frederick and Martha Price.

 

100 years ago today 31/8/1916: Serjeant R Elliott (Age 31) 13th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William Henry and Margaret Elliott, of Birkenhead; Husband of Florence G. Clarke (Formerly Elliott), of 312, Price St., Birkenhead.

Private N Street 10th Bn. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France.

Private Herbert Spencer (Age 21) 9th Bn. La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Enoch and Esther Spencer, of Wrenbury Green, Nantwich, Cheshire.

Private H Wharmby 10th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France.

Private George Leah 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Arthur Moseley (Age 24) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mary A. Moseley, of Coptiviney, Ellesmere, Salop, and the late James A. Moseley.

Private Henry Mealor (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Thomas and Emily Mealor, of Childer Thornton, Birkenhead.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:  

1942: Private Edward Corkhill Douglas Cemetery, Isle of Man, United Kingdom.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Joseph Kellaway of HMS Wrangler in Crimea, Sea of Azov, Crimea

1858: Sam Browne of 46th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Seerporah, India

1918: George Cartwright of 33rd Battalion, AIF in WW1, Bouchavesnes, France

1918: James Huffam of Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) in WW1, St. Servin’s Farm, France

1944: Gerard Norton of Kaffrarian Rifles in WW2, Montegridolfo, Italy

 

Also…

1917: James McCudden of No. 56 Squadron RFC in WW1, France

Also…

1422 – Henry V dies

1888 – Jack the Ripper’s first victim (Mary Ann Nichols)

1939 – Polish ‘attack’ on German radio station (mmmm….wonder if this will cause any trouble?)

1945 – Australian Liberal Party formed

1968 – Sir Garfield Sobers 6 sixes

1980 – Solidarity in Poland

1997 – Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed killed in  a Paris car crash (or where they?)

 

Happy birthday…

12 – Caligula

1913 – Bernard Lovell

1944 – Clive Lloyd