100 years ago today 9/1/1917: Private G E Markworth (Age 24) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Markworth, of London; husband of Catherine Norchell (formerly Markworth), of 270, Devonshire St., Mile End, London.

Corporal William Herbert Suckley (Age 20) 17th Bn. Bebington (St. Andrew) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 7/1/1917: Private Francis Kelly (Age 23) 20th Labour Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of John and Ellen Kelly.

 

WW2:

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100 years ago today 6/1/1917: Private John Green (Age 19) 11th Bn. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Green, of Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

 

WW2: 1943: Private Arthur Slater (Age 25) Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of William and Agnes Slater; husband of Margaret S. K. Slater.

1943: Private Henry Wright (Age 30) Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of Tom and Kathleen Wright; husband of Hilda Wright, of Ramsgate, Kent.

1/12/1944 Private Henry Hardman (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Goirle Roman Catholic Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of Ethel Hardman, of Sandyford, Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband of Rhoda Hardman.

1/12/1945 Private William Copp (Age 27) 6th Bn. Udine War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Margaret Copp, of Pimlico, London.

1/12/1945 Private Robert Charles Norman (Age 37) 6th Bn. Udine War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles Palmer Norman and Martha Norman, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

 

3/12/1944 Corporal George Roberts 1st Bn. Ashton-Hayes (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

4/12/1942 Lance Corporal Arthur Fitzroy Sutcliffe (Age 24) 6th Bn. Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Arthur Fitzroy Sutcliffe, and of Emily Sutcliffe, of Bredbury, Cheshire.

 

6/12/1942 Private Frederick Hurford Rimmer (Age 27) 1st Bn. Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Husband of Gladys Rimmer, of Gzira.

 

6/12/1943 Private Joseph Turley (Age 22) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Kate Turley, of Denton, Lancashire.

 

9/12/1944 Lance Serjeant William Pilling (Age 23) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Fred and Annie Pilling, of Timperley, Cheshire.

 

10/12/1940 Private John Hough (Age 24) 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Maurice Hough, and of Florence May Hough, of Porthill, Staffordshire.

10/12/1940 Private Richard Leslie Knowles (Age 21) 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Samuel and Irene Knowles, of Hyde, Cheshire.

10/12/1940 Private Patrick Power 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.

 

11/12/1940 Private Thomas Shaw (Age 23) 1st Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Thomas Shaw, and of Mary Shaw, of Marple, Cheshire.

 

12/12/1940 Private Reginald George Collins (Age 30) Bradford-On-Avon Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Arthur Edward and Emily Annie Collins, of Bradford-on-Avon.

12/12/1940 Private William Morris (Age 29) Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Morris, of Ashton Gate, Bristol.

12/12/1940 Private Eric Charles Morgan (Age 26) Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Kate Morgan of Clifton, Bristol.

12/12/1940 Private Frank Robert Lillington Poole (Branksome) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Frank Robert and Mary Lillington, of Parkstone.

12/12/1940 Private William Leslie Harris (Age 31) Treleigh (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William and Emily Harris, of Redruth; husband of Gwendoline Doreen Harris, of Redruth.

12/12/1940 Private Mervyn Reg George Lacey West Coker (St. Martin) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Husband of V. L. M. Lacey, of West Coker.

 

13/12/1940 Private Josiah Frederick Fry (Age 20) Filleigh (St. Paul) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William James Mitchell Fry and Florence Louisa Fry, of Molland Botreaux.

 

14/12/1942 Lance Corporal Albert Edward Atherton (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Caserta War Cemetery, Italy. Son of George and Mary Atherton, of Birkenhead; husband of E. M. Atherton, of Birkenhead.

 

15/12/1940 Private Jack Eakers (Age 29) Crediton Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Dorothy Louisa Eakers of Crediton.

15/12/1942 Private Harold Morgan (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. Son of Daniel and Ellen Morgan, of Chester.

 

17/12/1939 Private Joseph Glyn Clarke (Age 22) 1st Bn. Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan. Son of William and Elizabeth Knappett, of Churton, Cheshire.

17/12/1940 Private William Henry Blease (Age 20) 5th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Harry and Ellen Blease, of Greenbank, Northwich.

17/12/1944 Serjeant Walter George Burwell (Age 27) Darlington North Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Elnora Burwell, of Darlington.

17/12/1946 Serjeant A Latham (Age 44) Rome War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John and Elizabeth Latham; husband of Selina Latham of Leicester.

 

18/12/1939 Private Frederick Slade (Age 20) 5th Bn. Helsby Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William Thomas Slade and Nancy Slade, of Helsby.

18/12/1943 Private Egbert Keall (Age 25) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John and Margaret Keall, of Gateshead, Co. Durham.

 

21/12/1943 Second Lieutenant Victor William Wood (Age 26) Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Irene Ruth Wood; husband of Marjorie Alice Wood, of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.

 

23/12/1940 Private Albert Edward Trueman (Age 35) 4th Bn. Worksop (Retford Road) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John Edward and Clara Trueman, of Worksop; husband of Annie Elizabeth Trueman, of Worksop.

23/12/1941 Private Ronald Yates (Age 23) 1st Bn. Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Son of Charles and Jane M. Yates, of Buglawton, Cheshire.

 

25/12/1939 Private Johnston Frederick Reynolds (Age 49) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Elton (All Saints) Churchyard, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Son of Frederic Johnston Reynolds and Arabella Margaret Reynolds, of Elton, Bury; husband of Alice Reynolds, of Ainsworth.

25/12/1943 Corporal John Darlington (Age 25) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Alexander and Eliza Darlington, of Sutton, St. Helens, Lancashire.

25/12/1943 Private Joseph Henry Johns (Age 23) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Thomas Reed Johns and Annie Johns; husband of Phyllis Rosalind Johns, of Tuckingmill, Cornwall.

25/12/1944 Corporal Maurice Cadden (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Elsie Cadden, of Bury, Lancashire.

25/12/1944 Corporal Albert James Green (Age 24) 2nd Bn. Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Albert Edward and Mary Jane Green, of Monkseaton, Northumberland.

 

26/12/1941 Lance Corporal Frank Connor (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).

26/12/1943 Corporal Francis Richardson (Age 32) 30th Bn. Radstock (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, United Kingdom. Son of Francis and Elizabeth Maud Richardson; husband of Gwendoline May Richardson, of Radstock.

 

27/12/1940 Private Kenneth John Brooke Rowley (Age 17) Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edmund Brooke Rowley and Louisa Margaret Rowley, of Guildford, Surrey.

27/12/1941 Private James William Hicks Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom.

27/12/1943 Private Richard J. Connor (Age 33) 22nd Bn. Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Daniel and Elizabeth Connor, of Wallasey.

 

28/12/1944 Private Norman William Housley (Age 26) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles and Mary Housley, of Normacot, Staffordshire.

 

29/12/1939 Lance Corporal Percival William Walter Hookway (Age 37) 2nd Bn. Tiverton Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Walter Venton Hookway and Alice Maud Hookway, of Tiverton; stepson of Mrs. A. B. A. Hookway, of Tiverton.

29/12/1940 Lance Corporal William Joseph Albert Mcgowan (Age 22) 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William and Annie McGowan, of Birkenhead.

 

30/12/1940 Lance Serjeant William Robert Somerville 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.

 

31/12/1942 Private George Lowndes (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Mrs. S. Lowndes, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

31/12/1944 Private James Lee (Age 25) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Mary Lee, of Stockport, Cheshire.

1982: Dropin’ Well bombing: INLA bombing in Northern Ireland

Private Terence Adams, 20 Army Catering Corps

Private Paul Delaney, 18 Army Catering Corps

Lance Corporal Steven Bagshaw, 21 1/Cheshire

Lance Corporal Clinton Collins, 20 1/Cheshire

Private David Murray, 18 1/Cheshire

Corporal David Salthouse, 23 3/Light Infantry

Private Steven Smith, 24 1/Cheshire

Lance Corporal Philip McDonough, 26 1/Cheshire

Private Neil Williams, 18 1/Cheshire

Private Anthony S. Williamson, 20 1/Cheshire

Lance Corporal David Wilson-Stitt, 27 1/Cheshire

Alan Callaghan, 17 civilian

Ruth Dixon, 17 civilian

Patricia Cooke, 21 (Died on the 16th in hospital) civilian

Angela Hoole, 19 civilian

Valerie McIntyre, 21 civilian

Carol Watts, 25 civilian

 

for more informatin see…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/droppin_well

December blog

               

102 years ago today 1/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 1/12/1915: Lieutenant Kenneth George Haslam Ford (Age 20) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of the Venerable George Adam Ford (Archdeacon) and Ellen Isabella Ford, of The Rectory, Ashill, Norfolk. Born at Norwich. Educated at Marlborough College.

Lance Corporal J Shaw (Age 37) 1st/7th Bn. Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Charles Shaw, of 4, Marsh Green Avenue, Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire.

Private H Stott 8th Bn. Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private Gilbert Edward Davies 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private Wilson Wood (Age 22) 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wood, of 134, Earle St., Crewe, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 1/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

 

102 years ago today 2/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 2/12/1915: Private William James Povall 1st/4th Bn.7 Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 2/12/1916: Private William Brooks (Age 22) 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Brooks, of 14, Godley Hill, Hyde, Cheshire.

 

 

 

102 years ago today 3/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 3/12/1915: Private W Neville (Age 22) 8th Bn. Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of William Neville, of Reading, Berks.

Private James Holmes (Age 21) 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Lettice Holmes, of 9, Higher Bridge St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private Harold Poole 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Colour Serjeant S Adair (Age 41) 14th Bn. Great Budworth (St. Mary and All Saints) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Peter M. Adair, of Great Budworth; husband of Anna Dorothey Adair, of 45, Church St., Great Budworth, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 3/12/1916: Lance Corporal Henry Fenna (Age 24) No. 3 Coy. 13th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Jessie Fenna, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private S Moore 16th Bn. Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

 

102 years ago today 4/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 4/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 4/12/1916: Lance Serjeant J Aspin 3rd Bn. Tockholes (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

 

102 years ago today 5/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 5/12/1915: Corporal F Barrow 1st/7th Bn. East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece.

 

100 years ago today 5/12/1916:

NIL

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102 years ago today 6/12/1914: Private Thomas Croft Atherton (Age 35) 1st Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Mary Ann Cash (formerly Atherton), of 1, Walton St., Hillgate, Stockport.

 

101 years ago today 6/12/1915: Corporal John Lake 14th Bn Stoke-On-Trent (Longton) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

100 years ago today 6/12/1916: Private Harold Thomas Bevan (Age 22) 13th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Isabella Bevan, of 8, Luke St., Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

 

 

 

102 years ago today 7/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 7/12/1915: Private S Carr 8th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private C N Pennington 1st/7th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private W Roberts 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France.

Second Lieutenant Horace Arthur Seel (Age 19) 7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Charles and Maria Seel, of Myrtle Villa, Bond St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 7/12/1916: Private J Burns 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

 

 

102 years ago today 8/12/1914: Private J Guest 1st Bn. Gloucester Old Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

101 years ago today 8/12/1915: Private John Hore (Age 19) 1st/4th Bn. Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Philip Henry Hore, of 11, Ferndale Rd., Hoylake, Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 8/12/1916: Lance Corporal W Buckley 11th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium.

Private A Sweeney 3rd Bn. Wigan Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

 

102 years ago today 9/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 9/12/1915: Private Thomas Arthur Swain (Age 31) 11th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and E. Swain, of 5, Hall St., Barrow-in-Furness.

Private H Whittaker (Age 15) 6th Bn. Hyde Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Frances Ann Whittaker, of Snelson, Chelford, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 9/12/1916: Lance Corporal Edgar Mayfield (Age 34) Carrington (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Husband of Nellie Mayfield, of 18, Babworth St., Carrington.

 

 

102 years ago today 10/12/1914: Private Samuel Hilditch (Age 25) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin and Annie Hilditch, of Crewe, Cheshire.

 

101 years ago today 10/12/1915: Private Charles William Cantrell (Age 29) 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Husband of May Cantrell, of 43, Grange Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 10/12/1916: Private Thomas Butcher (Age 20) 10th Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah Butcher, of Great Stanney, Whitby, Birkenhead.

 

 

102 years ago today 11/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 11/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 11/12/1916: Private Samuel Ashton (Age 21) 1st/5th Bn. Cheadle and Gatley Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Sarah Ann Ashton, of 51, School St., Cheadle Heath, Stockport, and the late John Ashton.

 

 

102 years ago today 12/12/1914: Private Walter Williamson (Age 19) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Frank and Sarah Ann Williamson, of 8, Cross Cliffe, Apethorn, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire.

 

101 years ago today 12/12/1915: Private John Arthur Bartley (Age 20) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Samuel Porter Bartley and Sarah Ellen Bartley, of 75, Bolton Rd., Port Sunlight, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 12/12/1916: Private Charles Henry Fairhurst (Age 28) Depot Bn. Manchester General Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Annie Fairhurst, of Hulme, Manchester; husband of Lily Lawton (formerly Fairhurst).

 

 

102 years ago today 13/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 13/12/1915: Private William Albert Hadley 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 13/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 14/12/1914: Private R Wilde (Age 38) Depot Glossop Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Ellen Wilde, of 22, Chapel St., Glossop.

 

101 years ago today 14/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 14/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 15/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 15/12/1915: Lance Corporal Robert Gregory (Age 41) 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France. Husband of Rosetta Gregory, of 97, Oakfield St., Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 15/12/1916: Private A Chadderton 10th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

 

 

102 years ago today 16/12/1914: Private Joseph Clarke (Age 25) “A” Coy. 6th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Son of Hannah Clarke, of 104, School St., Higher Brinksway, Stockport, and the late Joseph Clarke.

 

101 years ago today 16/12/1915: Private John William Woods 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 16/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 17/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 17/12/1915: Lance Corporal Walter Long (Age 38) 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Patrick and Esther Long, of Hyde; husband of S. H. Long, of 43, Hallbottom St., Newton, Hyde.

 

100 years ago today 17/12/1916: Private T Brown (Age 19) 11th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Josephine Brown, of 31, Market Terrace, Crewe.

 

 

102 years ago today 18/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 18/12/1915: Private Harold Hancock (Age 23) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hancock, of 21, Fowls Place, Nrthwich, Cheshire.

Serjeant William Maddocks (Age 37) 8th Bn. Hale Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Florence Maddocks, of 14, Oakfield St., Altrincham.

 

100 years ago today 18/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 19/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 19/12/1915: Private George Wright (Age 24) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Mabel Wright, of 35, Thomas St., Congleton.

Second Lieutenant William Robert St. Clair Warrick 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

 

100 years ago today 19/12/1916: Lance Corporal G Parnell 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private T Fairbrother (Age 36) 1st Bn. Stalybridge (St. Paul) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William and Mary Ann Fairbrother; husband of Jane Battley (formerly Fairbrother), of 54, Knowl St., Stalybridge.

Private Samuel James Wilson 1st/6th Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

 

102 years ago today 20/12/1914: Private J Price 1st/6th Bn. Wulvergem Churchyard, Belgium.

Private Benjamin Turner (Age 18) “A” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Eliza Turner, of 93, High St., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private F Riley 1st Bn. Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany.

 

101 years ago today 20/12/1915: Private Walter William Whittaker 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

 

100 years ago today 20/12/1916: Private A Edwards (Age 22) 13th Bn. Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium. Son of Jacob and Sarah Edwards, of Vennington, Westbury, Salop.

Private W Stevenson 13th Bn. Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium.

Private George Crosby Franks 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Lance Corporal William George Higgins (Age 24) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Minnie Higgins, of Tudors Farm, Upper Stoke, Rochester, Kent, and the late William Higgins.

Private Thomas Knott 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private John Foy Moores 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private Alexander John Thompson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private Richard Williamson 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

 

 

102 years ago today 21/12/1914: Private Harry Turner (Age 19) 1st Bn. St. Peter-In-Thanet Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Tom Cyrus Turner and Mary Jane Turner, of Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

101 years ago today 21/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 21/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 22/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 22/12/1915: Private A Pratt 11th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

 

100 years ago today 22/12/1916: Private J Minshull 12th Bn. Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private A E Gresty 58th Training Reserve Bn. Royton Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

 

102 years ago today 23/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 23/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 23/12/1916: Private James Cleminson (Age 26) 19th Labour Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of John and Mary Cleminson, of 12, Robinson St., Fulwood, Preston.

 

 

102 years ago today 24/12/1914: Private John Carruthers (Age 18) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Margaret Carruthers.

Private Henry Roberts (Age 23) 1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Eliza Roberts, of 4, Brosscroft, Hadfield, Manchester.

Private W Platt 6th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Corporal J Smith 1st Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Private E J Green 1st Bn. Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, France.

 

101 years ago today 24/12/1915: Private Alexander Scholes (Age 41) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James Taylor Scholes, of Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Private Frank O’neill (Age 19) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Joseph O’Neill, of 16, Hawthorne Grove, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 24/12/1916: Private W Southern 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private S Frost 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. S. Frost, of 28, Raglan St., Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent.

Private E Kelly (Age 27) 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Patrick and Mary Kelly, of 35, Gradwell St., Stockport, Cheshire.

Private W Robbins 1st Bn. Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. H. Robbins, of 81, Newgate St., Worksop, Notts.

Private F Cartwright (Age 26) 12th Bn. Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Cartwright, of 15, Kershaw St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

 

102 years ago today 25/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 25/12/1915: Private J Jones 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, France.

 

100 years ago today 25/12/1916: Corporal William Bishop (Age 32) 11th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Son of Hannah Bishop, of 26, Edmondstowe, Pen-y-Graig, Glam., and the late Edwin Bishop.

 

 

102 years ago today 26/12/1914: Serjeant John Brown 16th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private C J Robinson Hursley (All Saints) Church Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

101 years ago today 26/12/1915: Private Joseph Brassey 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Joseph Brassey, of Thornton Hough, Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 26/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 27/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 27/12/1915: Private P Fowles (Age 27) 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Jane Fowles, of 44, Townfields, Over, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private W Brown (Age 23) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’avoue, France. Son of James and Betsy Louisa Brown, of Moss Nook, Cheadle, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 27/12/1916: Private William Knowles (Age 31) 2nd (Garrison) Bn. Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Joseph Knowles; husband of Edith Barton (formerly Knowles), of 33, Rotherham Rd., West Melton, Rotherham, Yorks.

 

 

102 years ago today 28/12/1914: Private R W Hannan 15th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

101 years ago today 28/12/1915: Private Charles Sims (Age 34) 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Elizabeth Ann Taylor (formerly Sims), of 34, Weston St., South Reddish, Stockport.

Private F Morton (Age 23) 10th Bn. Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and A. Morton, of 11, Park Rd. Hadfield, Manchester.

Serjeant T Lockley (Age 23) D C M 1st/5th Bn. Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Ellen Lockley, of 26, Louise St., Garden Lane, Chester.

 

100 years ago today 28/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

102 years ago today 29/12/1914: Private Cornelius Bamford (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Isabella Bamford, of Back Arthur St., Bury; husband of Marie Waldron (formerly Bamford), of 2, Parson’s Court, Elton, Bury.

 

101 years ago today 29/12/1915: Private A Gray 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

 

100 years ago today 29/12/1916: Private J H Clare 19th Bn. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

 

102 years ago today 30/12/1914:

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101 years ago today 30/12/1915: Lance Corporal J King 11th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium.

Private William Royle Jenkinson 13th Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Private W Hulme 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Backhouse T D 7th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.

 

100 years ago today 30/12/1916: Private Lawrence Pickup (Age 24) 13th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of John Edwin and Elizabeth Pickup (Nee McDonnell), of 55, Rochdale Rd., Blackley, Manchester, Lancs. Native of Glossop.

 

 

102 years ago today 31/12/1914:

NIL

 

101 years ago today 31/12/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 31/12/1916:

NIL

 

 

100 years ago today 5/1/1917: Private T Schofield (Age 30) 21st Bn. Oldham (Chadderton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Schofield, of 64, Wellington St., Chadderton.

 

WW2: 1941: Private Samuel Edwin Slaney (Age 34) 8th (H. D.) Bn. Congleton (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Sarah Ellen Slaney, of Congleton.

100 years ago today 4/1/1917: Private A Coxon 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. (Served as COX).

Corporal Henry Cooper (Age 44) No. 3 Depot Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Husband of Alvina Cooper, of 18, Leadworks Lane, Chester.

 

WW2:

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