102 years ago today 2/9/1914: Private J Clarke (Age 27) 1st Bn. Quievrain Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. M. Tierney (Formerly Clarke), of 4, Austin St., Birkenhead.

 

101 years ago today 2/9/1915: Private James O’Grady (Age 17) 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of James and Elizabeth Jane O’Grady, of 30, Cardigan St., Birkenhead.

Private Thomas Penderghest (Age 24) 1st/4th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Mrs. Mary Penderghest, of 9, George St., Birkenhead.

Private Isaac Williams (Age 24) 1st/7th Bn. Hill 10 Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of David and Eliza Ann Williams, of 45, Lawton St., Congleton, Cheshire.

Private Ephriam Turner (Age 45) 2nd Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Elizabeth Turner; Husband of Sarah Turner, of 28, Queen St., Portwood, Stockport. Born at Stockport.

 

100 years ago today 2/9/1916: Private M Lawless 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private R Billington (Age 36) 10th Bn. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France. Son of John and Susan Billington, of Birkenhead. Served 12 Years In The Royal Navy.

Private A Wood 13th Bn. Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Mr. M. Wood, of 126, Lodge Lane, Hyde, Cheshire.

Private George Armsby (Age 26) 1st Bn. Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Joseph and Ann Armsby, of St. George’S-In-The-East, London.

Private Willie John Jeanes 1st Bn. Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William and Hannah Jeanes, of Blackwood, Monmouthshire.

Private Harold Bagnall (Age 27) 6th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of William Henry and Isabella Bagnall, of Poynton; Husband of Ada Bagnall, of 18, Mount Vernon, Poynton, Stockport.

Private Jenkin Jones 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Lance Serjeant John West (Age 31) 6th Bn. Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles Henry and Eliza West, of Bootle, Liverpool.

1944: Private Ernest Walter Wilkes (Age 20) 6th Bn. Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Ernest and Winifred Wilkes; Husband of Irene Mary Wilkes, of Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorgan.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Alfred Ablett of Grenadier Guards in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea

1898: Paul Kenna of 21st Lancers in Sudan Campaign, Omdurman, Sudan

1898: Raymond De Montmorency of 21st Lancers in Sudan Campaign, Omdurman, Sudan

1898: Thomas Byrne of 21st Lancers in Sudan Campaign, Omdurman, Sudan

1898: Nevill Smyth of 2nd Dragoon Guards in Sudan Campaign, Omdurman, Sudan

1916: Leefe Robinson of No. 39 Squadron in RFC in WW1, Cuffley, England

1918: Arthur Knight of 10th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Villers-les-Cagnicourt, France

1918: Cyrus Peck of 16th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Cagnicourt, France

1918: William Metcalf of 16th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Arras, France

1918: Lawrence Weathers of 43rd Battalion, AIF in WW1, Péronne, France

1918: Walter Rayfield of 7th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Arras, France

1918: John Young of 87th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Dury-Arras Sector, France

1918: Arthur Evans of Lincolnshire Regiment in WW1, Etaing, France

1918: Jack Harvey of London Regiment in WW1, Péronne, France

1918: Bellenden Hutcheson of Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in WW1, Drocourt-Quéant, France

1918: Martin Doyle of Royal Munster Fusiliers in WW1, Reincourt, France

1918: George Prowse of Royal Naval Division in WW1, Pronville, France

 

Also…

31BC – Battle of Actium

1666 – Great Fire of London (starts in Pudding Lane)

1898 – Battle of Omdurman

1901 – Teddy Roosevelt “speak softly, carry a big stick”

1945 – Surrender document signed on deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

 

Happy birthday…

1913 – Bill Shankly