101 years ago today 9/9/1915: Private Bertie Nunn 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 9/9/1916: Private T Berrington 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private R Murphy (Age 23)1st Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of John and Bridget Murphy. Native of Hulme Lancs.

Private Richard Owen Williams 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.

Corporal J Carroll 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.

Private W McCormack 9th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943:  Private George Angus (Age 26) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Adam L. Angus, and of Margaret Angus, of Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

1943:  Private Thomas Barrow (Age 22) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of John William and Florence Annie Barrow, of Frodsham, Cheshire.

1943:  Lance Corporal Patrick Carney (Age 21) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of James and Johanna Carney, of Liverpool.

1943:  Private William Henry Evans (Age 28) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Joseph Reid Evans, Formerly Pte., R.A.S.C., and Lena Evans, of Liverpool.

1943:  Private George Hill (Age 25) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of George and Mary Hill, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

1943:  Private James Miller Inglis (Age 22) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of William, and Margaret M. Inglis, of Halfway, Lanarkshire.

1943:  Lance Serjeant William Murphy (Age 27) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Charles and Beatrice Murphy, of Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire; Husband of Elizabeth Murphy, of Padiham.

1943:  Private Samuel Tilston (Age 31) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Francis Henry and Catherine Mary Tilston; Husband of Eileen Tilston, of Liverpool.

1943:  Private Ernest Victor Wilson 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Wilby Victor and Mabel Wilson, of Northampton.

 

VC Winner…

1916: Leo Clarke of 2nd Battalion, CEF in WW1, Pozières, France

 

Also…

9 – Battle of Teutoburg Forest

1513 – James IV killed at Flodden

 

happy birthday..

1754 – William Bligh

1828 – Leo Tolstoy