100 years ago today 20/1/1917: Private John Henry Mawson (Age 40) 2nd/6th Bn. Caister Old Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Hannah Mawson, of 46, Greaves St., Blackburn. Born at Blackburn.

Corporal Robert William Biddle 18th Bn. Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Robert and Anne Biddle, of Swansea; husband of Mary S. Brown (formerly Biddle), of 393, Cowbridge Rd., Canton, Cardiff. 21 years’ service in the Welch Regt. Served in the South African Campaign.

WW2: 1945: Private Robert Taylor (Age 39) Dunkirk Memorial, France.

100 years ago today 19/1/1917: Private A Leek 4th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

WW2: 1944: Corporal John Hind (Age 25) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Herbert and Emma Hind, of Stockport, Cheshire; husband of Elsie Hind, of Stockport.

Private Frank Lawton (Age 41) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Mary Ester Lawton.

Private John Leeson (Age 27) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John Thomas Leeson and Jane Leeson; husband of Ivy Leeson, of Wheelock, Cheshire.

Private Joshua Thomas Whitehouse (Age 38) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Arthur and Rachel Whitehouse; husband of Rhoda Whitehouse, of Bellingham, London.

1947: Private Frederick Siddall Munster Heath War Cemetery, Germany.

100 years ago today 18/1/1917: Private James Lewis (Age 23) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of William and Ann Ellen Lewis.

Private Tom Hyde Bennett (Age 28) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of William and Martha Ann Bennett, of 72, Slocks Lane, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal John Cheadle (Age 22) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Hannah Dutton (formerly Cheadle), and the late John William Cheadle.

Private Tom Duffield 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private Harry Grace (Age 28) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of John Grace, of Saighton, Chester, and the late Emma Grace.

Private Arthur Roberts (Age 24) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Mary Jane Roberts, of 29, Duke St., Glossop, Derbyshire, and the late Joshua Roberts.

Private Joseph Shelley (Age 22) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Shelley, of 22, Princes Rd., Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private George Smith (Age 26) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Husband of Gertrude Smith, of 18, Dorset Mount, Harehills, Leeds.

Private Frank Broad Stubbs (Age 21) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of William and Hannah Stubbs, of 56, Meredith St., Crewe.

WW2: 1944: Lieutenant Norman John George Bowring (Age 28) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of George and Florence Bowring; husband of Muriel Emma Bowring, of Acton, Middlesex.

Private David Mitchell (Age 28) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Barnett and Annie Mitchell; husband of Dorothy May Mitchell, of Wandsworth, London.

Private William Christopher Seeley (Age 23) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Samuel and Jessie Seeley, of Stamford Hill, London.

Private Frederick Taylor (Age 26) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Fredrick and Ellen Taylor, of Manchester; husband of Joan Violet Taylor, of West Gorton, Manchester.

Private Leslie Wabe (Age 38) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Anne Wabe; husband of Margery Wabe. of Marham. Norfolk.

Private James Christopher Wood (Age 27) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Maj. Dain Wood and Martha Elizabeth Wood, of Bradford, Manchester.

1945: Corporal William Edward Kelly (Age 41) Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom.

Corporal Louis Henry Sparks (Age 26) Whipton (All Saints) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Walter George and Kathleen Sparks, of St. Thomas, Exeter.

100 years ago today 16/1/1917: Private William Brunt (Age 22) 10th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Emma Brunt, of 56, Lord St., Stockport.

Private M Hodgson MM 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private J Logan 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private Stanley Collier (Age 20) 4th Reserve Bn. Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Hannah Collier, of Jolly Sailor Hotel, Bramhall Lane, Stockport.

WW2: 1940: Major William Arthur Webster (Age 52) Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Beatrice Ellen Webster, of Chester.

100 years ago today 14/1/1917: Private Herbert Lee 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

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100 years ago today 15/1/1917: Private James Knight 20th Labour Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Knight, of Lower Broughton, Manchester.

Private Robert Ellis Cunnah (Age 22) 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Alfred and Amelia Cunnah, of 21, Kirby Grove, Shotton, Chester.

Private Edwin Parsons 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

WW2: 1941: Lance Corporal Clifford Gregory (Age 25) 1st Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

100 years ago today 13/1/1917: Private T Burgess 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private Arthur Sherlock (Age 21) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of James and Mary Alice Sherlock, of 26, Dale St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private J Sothern 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.

(sorry messed up my WW2post…..fixed now, Ed)

WW2: 1943: Private Walter George Barrow (Age 24) Crewe Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Walter and Elsie Barrow, of Crewe.

1944: Serjeant Frederick Ord (Age 43) 6th Bn. Stockport (Willow Grove) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Ellen Ord; husband of Lily Ord, of Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

1945: Serjeant Philip Lamb (Age 43) 2nd Bn. Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

(these blokes deserve better than silly erorrs….lest we forget, Ed)

100 years ago today 12/1/1917: Private S Bamber 13th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Thomas Hoxworth Boote (Age 20) 5th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John Henry and Sarah Boote, of 40, Ellesmere Street, Runcorn. His brother James William fell in WWII.

22/05/1941: Petty Officer Stoker James William Boote (Age 41)  H.M.S. Gloucester Royal Navy Plymouth Naval Memorial, United Kingdom. Son of John Henry and Sarah Boote; husband of Harriet Boote, of Runcorn, Cheshire. His brother Thomas Hoxworth Boote fell in WWI.

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I’m going to Belgium in May on a one-man-pilgrimage…..