102 years ago today 10/9/1914: Private Charles Alfred King (Age 29) 1st Bn. La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France. Son of the late Mrs. Margaret King; Husband of Maud Houchin (Formerly King), of 21, Lockitt St., Crewe.

100 years ago today 10/9/1916: Private Thomas William Wilbraham (Age 34) 9th Bn. Nantwich General Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Elizabeth Wilbraham, of 63, London Rd., Nantwich.

Private William Robert Sattler (Age 22) 5th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Mr. H. T. and Ida Clara Sattler, of 54, Greenall Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1939: Serjeant Harold Burton (Age 30) 1st Bn. Khartoum War Cemetery Sudan Son of William John and Amelia Burton, of Liverpool.

1944: Private Geoffrey Roland Godfrey (Age 21) 6th Bn. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Italy Son of James John and Nora Godfrey, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

1944: Private John William Kitchen (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Geel War Cemetery Belgium Son of Robert and Jane Kitchen, of Roker, Sunderland. Co. Durham.

1944: Private William Oswald Price (Age 25) 4th Bn. Geel War Cemetery Belgium Son of John Oswald Price, and of Ethel Price, of Audenshaw, Lancashire.

VC Winner…

1857: John Divane of 60th Rifles in Indian Mutiny, Delhi, India

1918: Samuel Needham of Bedfordshire Regiment in WW1, Kefr Kasim, Palestine

Also…

1515 – Cardinal Woolsey invested

Happy birthday…

1945 – Gerard Henderson

1949 – Bill O’Reilly