101 years ago today 19/9/1915: Serjeant F Lunt 1st/7th Bn. Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Lieutenant Ernest Mckay (Age 21) 1st/7th Bn. Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Lt. R. H. Mckay (Cheshire Regt.) and Mrs. M. A. Mckay, of 202, Edgeley Rd., Stockport.

Private J Hollingworth 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Private William George Foote (Age 21) 9th Bn. Brown’S Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France. Son of Eugene and Elizabeth Foote, of 135, Stockwell Park Rd., Brixton, London.

Private Bertie Williams 1st/4th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private J Turner (Age 21) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Rose H. Burt (Formerly Turner), of 23, Colclough St., Talke Pitts, Staffs., and the late John Turner. Native of Macclesfield.

 

100 years ago today 19/9/1916: Private Harry Armstrong (Age 21) 1st/5th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Armstrong, of Chester.

Private W Holmes (Age 18) 10th Bn. Hale Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. J. Worrall (Formerly Holmes), of 29, Islington St., Altrincham.

Private W Kilmartin (Age 23) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Brother of Mrs. Langley, of 3, Withens Row, Great Portwood St., Stockport.

Lance Corporal John Arthur Lloyd-Jones (Age 22) “B” Coy. 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones, of “Glan Aber”, Hope Village, Wrexham.

Private George Long 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1939: Private John Pendleton (Age 33) 5th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Charles and Mary Pendleton, of Runcorn; Husband of Edith Ann Pendleton, of Crewe.

1943: Private Alan Heath (Age 27) 6th Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Jonathon and Elizebeth Heath, of Crewe, Cheshire.

1944: Lance Serjeant Jack Fildes (Age 26) 1st Bn. Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Belgium

1944: Private Francis Reid (Age 42) 30th Bn. Naples War Cemetery Italy Son of James Reid and of Julia Reid (Nee Hardman), of Liverpool; Husband of Caroline Reid, of Liverpool.

 

VC Winner…

1914: Harry Ranken of Royal Army Medical Corps in WW1, Haute-Avesnes, France

1917: Reginald Inwood of 10th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Polygon Wood, Belgium

1944: Lionel Queripel of 10th Parachute Battalion in WW2, Arnhem, the Netherlands

1944: David Lord of No. 271 Squadron RAF in WW2, Arnhem, the Netherlands

 

Also…

1879 – Blackpool illuminations lit for first time

1991 – Ice man found (Otzi)

Happy birthday…

1945 – Kate Adie