101 years ago today 10/10/1915: Private T Hazlehurst 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France.

Private John William Edwards (Age 18) 1st Bn. Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Son of James and Sarah Ann Edwards, of 16, John St., Worksop, Notts. Native of Woodend, Worksop.

 

100 years ago today 10/10/1916: Private M Mulholland 11th Bn. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France.

Private W Finnigan 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.

Private J Leather 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.

Private A Cross 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Serjeant Ernest Davies (Age 19) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. Emma Davies, of 37, Pool St., Sutton, Macclesfield.

Lance Corporal J Dudley 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Private William Garner (Age 22) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of William and Maria Garner, of 12, Grenville St., Brinksway, Stockport.

Private J R Hughes (Age 30) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. Catherine Yardley, of 117, Betton Abbotts, Shrewsbury.

Corporal J H Williams 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Private T H Davies (Age 18) 2nd Bn. Doiran Memorial, Greece. Son of Thomas Henry and Margaret Davies, of 2, Cumberland Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Private I Buckley 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mr. I. Buckley, of 21, Stanley Rd., Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private A Coombs 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mrs. A. Furnival, of 30, Grosvenor Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Goulding (Age 20) 5th Bn. Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France. Son of George and Emma Goulding, of 25, Churton Rd., Chester.

Private James Penlington (Age 29) 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of James and Ellen Penlington, of Bohon-Le-Moors, Bolton.

Private Wilfred Bosson (Age 19) 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Grandson of Mrs. E. Bosson, of Hope Cottage, Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire.

Private S T Smith (Age 20) 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Thomas and Clara Smith, of 1, New Cottage, Bitterley, Ludlow, Salop.

Corporal R Wills 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France.

Private Ernest Hamilton 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Fred Harris (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of George and Mary Gregory Harris, of 1 Swan St., Broseley, Salop.

Serjeant Joseph Hulse (Age 27) “B” Coy. 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Florence May Hulse, of Spealmans Cottages, Frodsham Bridge, Cheshire.

Private George Rowbotham 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Samuel Rustage 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Walter Summerfield (Age 26) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Louisa Summerfield, of Gatley Green Cottage, Nether Alderley, Crewe.

Private S Ashmore 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lieutenant William Hunter (Age 21) 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of John Hunter, of 5, Tay St., Newburgh, Fifeshire.

Corporal F J Shaw (Age 29) 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Husband of F. J. Shaw, of 61, Chester Rd., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1939: Private John Scanlan (Age 25) 5th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Mary K. Scanlan, and StepSon of William Wilson, Of Boughton, Chester.

1944: Private Charles Jack Cleal (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Jonkerbos War Cemetery Netherlands Son of Richard E. A. and Edith Cleal; Husband of Freda P. Cleal, Of Cinderford, Gloucestershire.

 

VC Winner…

1857: John Freeman 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny Agra, India

 

happy birthday…

1825 – Paul Kruger

1947 – Giant Haystacks