101 years ago today 15/10/1915: Private George Henry Clarke (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Esther Clarke, of 21, Chorley Hall Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Native of Alderley Edge.

Serjeant John Dalton (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Brother of Josephine York, of 309, Leeds Rd., Bradford, Yorks.

Private J S Aimson 9th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France.

Lance Corporal Gerard Postings (Age 25) “A” Coy. 10th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Sarah Ellen Postings, of 4, Newton St., Stalybridge.

100 years ago today 15/10/1916: Private F Pynn (Age 19) 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Rosa Lloyd, of St. Handbridge, Chester.

Private Thomas Hume Dunlop (Age 36) 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of The Rev. Thomas Dunlop, of Bootle, Lancs.

Serjeant W Bailey 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.

Lance Corporal James Marshall (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Harriet Foster (Formerly Marshall), of 47A Back, Victoria St., Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Alexander Notman 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private James Dicken (Age 28) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery Italy Son of Arthur and Mary Dicken; Husband of Henrietta Dicken, Of Selby, Yorkshire.

1943: Private John James Kelly (Age 21) 6th Bn. Naples War Cemetery Italy Son of Walter and Henrietta Kelly, Of Liverpool.

1944: Lieutenant Colonel Norman Travers Hankin (Age 34) Heliopolis War Cemetery Egypt Son of Seymer and Ethel Hankin; Husband of Sonia Rodney Hankin. B.A.(Oxon.).

VC Winner…

1918: Roland Elcock Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) WW1 Capelle St. Catherine, France

Also…

1894 – Alfred Dreyfus arrested for spying

happy birthday…

1881 – PG Wodehouse