100 years ago today 21/3/1917: Private Ernest Hill (Age 20) 12th Bn. Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kriston, Greece. Son of Edmund and Kate Garner Hill, of 4, North Rd., West Kirby, Cheshire.
Private Ralph Broadhurst (Age 30) 1st/7th Bn. Jerusalem Memorial, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Ralph and Mary Broadhurst, of 9, Armitt St., Macclesfield.
WW2:
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100 years ago today 20/3/1917:
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WW2:
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good days…no losses…it will unfortunately chnage soon I suspect since 1917-1918 were the worst years of the war for the Cheshires. We are not yet half way through the casualties for this regiment, yet past the half way point for the war…..
100 years ago today 19/3/1917: Private J Rusk (Age 37) 15th Bn. Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Rose Rusk, of Liverpool. Called up from Reserve in 1914. Wounded three times.
WW2:
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100 years ago today 18/3/1917: Private J H Jones (Age 23) 23rd Bn. Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. Agnes Evans, of Cross Houses, Eyton-on-Severn, Salop.
WW2:
1942 Private James Mcintyre (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. Son of Hugh and Ellen McIntyre, of Kirkdale, Liverpool.
1945 Private Esmond Witts Beckett (Age 18) 1st Bn. Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of William Arthur and Florence Nellie Beckett, of Hednesford, Staffordshire.
1945 Private John William Hemmings (Age 19) 1st Bn. Venray War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of William Fredrick and Gertrude Maud Hemmings, of Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent.
100 years ago today 17/3/1917:
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WW2:
1943 Serjeant George Thomas Ball (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Thomas and Margaret Ball; husband of Lilian Ball, of Brentford, Middlesex.
1943 Serjeant Frank Johnson (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. Son of Margaret Johnson, and stepson of T. Williamson. of Nantwich, Cheshire.
1943 Serjeant Alexander Sherriff (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.
….bad day in North Africa
St. Patrick’s Day…the Cheshire Regiment ‘Patricks’ lost during WW1….
17/11/1914 Private Patrick Murray 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
29/04/1915 Private Patrick Walsh 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
8/05/1915 Private Patrick Igo (Age 39) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
3/10/1915 Private Francis Patrick Callaghan 2nd Bn. Loos Memorial, France.
3/10/1915 Private Patrick Sweeney 2nd Bn. Loos Memorial, France.
18/11/1915 Lance Corporal Patrick Noon 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France.
29/04/1916 Private Patrick Mcdonald (Age 36) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.
20/05/1916 Private Patrick Dair 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.
3/07/1916 Lance Corporal Patrick Hanlon (Age 31) 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
6/07/1916 Private Patrick Jordan (Age 43) 2nd Garrison Bn. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
7/07/1916 Private Thomas Patrick Murphy 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
7/07/1916 Private John Patrick Redmond (Age 24) 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
19/08/1916 Private Thomas Patrick Meehan (Age 25) 9th Bn. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Belgium.
11/10/1916 Private Patrick Burke 1st Bn. Peterborough Old (Broadway) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
17/10/1916 Lance Corporal Francis Patrick Rhodes 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
25/11/1916 Private Patrick Burke (Age 19) 6th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom.
10/05/1917 Private Patrick Herrity (Age 28) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.
13/08/1917 Private Patrick Lennon 11th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
8/10/1917 Private Patrick Murphy 1st Bn. Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
28/12/1917 Staff Serjeant Patrick Ward M S M 2nd Bn. Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania.
24/03/1918 Private Arthur Patrick Casserly 11th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.
5/05/1918 Serjeant Patrick Dowling (Age 27) 1st Bn. Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Ireland, Republic of.
21/08/1918 Private Patrick Kennealy (Age 26) 1st Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom.
17/09/1918 Private William Patrick Butler (Age 35) 12th Bn. Plovdiv Central Cemetery, Bulgaria.
25/04/1920 Lance Corporal William Patrick Elliott (Age 20) 16th Bn. Liverpool (West Derby) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
1943 Serjeant Alexander Sherriff (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.
great news! nothing happened….
100 years ago today 16/3/1917:
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100 years ago today 15/3/1917: Private J Hardy (Age 21) 13th Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. Son of William Hardy, of 104, Oliver St., Stockport.
Private John W. Rogers (Age 37) Depot Manchester Southern Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. Mary Rogers, of 92, Gibson St., Ardwick, Manchester.
WW2:
1945 Private Ernest James Grendall (Age 26) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of William Grendall, and of Lily May Grendall, of Coney Hill, Gloucester.
and happy birthday Tim
100 years ago today 14/3/1917: Private Frederick Roe (Age 26) 7th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Son of Thomas and Ann Roe, of 14, Wesley St., Glossop, Derbyshire; husband of Elsie Marsden (formerly Roe), of 5, Carter St., Stalybridge.
WW2:
1941 Private Richard Dalton (Age 28) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Portlaoighise (Ss. Peter And Paul) Cemetery, Ireland, Republic of. Son of James and Mary Dalton; husband of Mary Kate Dalton, of St. Thomas, Oxford.
1941 Private George James Hinkley (Age 35) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George James Hinkley and Edith Amelia Hinkley; husband of Rosina Hinkley, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
1944 Corporal John Berry (Age 37) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Samuel and Ann Berry, of Wigan, Lancashire; husband of Florence Berry, of Wigan.
100 years ago today 13/3/1917:
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WW2:
1941 Private William Brown (Age 28) 8th Bn. Cheadle and Gatley Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Alice Brown, of Cheadle.
1941 Serjeant Charles Williscroft 8th (H.D.) Bn. Rugeley Cemetery, United Kingdom.
1944 Private Frederick Hayes (Age 28) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Frederick and Marie Hayes, of Stockport, Cheshire.
1944 Private Douglas Stapleton McGreevy (Age 21) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of George Herbert and Frances McGreevy, of West Kirby, Cheshire.
100 years ago today 12/3/1917: Private A L Norton 16th Bn. Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery, France.
Private A Harrop 9th Bn. Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom.
WW2: on this day, 12th March 1941 the Chehsires suffered thier highest loss on a single day during a bombing raid on Merseyside when C & G HQ Companies were hit…lest we forget…
WW2: 12th March 1941:
Private William John Amos 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Lance Corporal Donald William T. Beasley 8th (H.D.) Bn. Evesham (Bengeworth) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. F.S.A. Beasley, of Evesham.
Corporal Edward James Bell (Age 20) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Liverpool (Yew Tree) Roman Catholic Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Margaret Bell, of Everton, Liverpool.
Private John Berry 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birmingham (Handsworth) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Annie Berry, of Handsworth, Birmingham.
Private Arthur Boardman 8th (H.D.) Bn Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Elsa Boardman, of Dowlais Glamorgan.
Private Harry Casey 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private Carl Robert Coulstring (Age 23) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Arthur Alex and Minnie May Coulstring, of Wellington Station, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
Private Alec Dale 8th (H.D.) Bn. Sandbach (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
Private James Henry Osmond Dodd 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private William Gilbert 8th Bn. (H.D.) Audley (St. James) Churchyard, United Kingdom.
Private Denis Frederick Glazier (Age 19) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Hampton Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George William and Gladys Mary Glazier, of Hampton.
Private Thomas Edgar Hamlin (Age 36) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Gloucester Old Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Ralph and Fanny Hamlin, of Gloucester; husband of Edith Sylvia Hamlin, of Gloucester.
Private Joseph William Harper (Age 35) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Abney Park Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph W. Harper and Jane Harper, of Islington; husband of Florence Amy Harper, of Islington.
Private Frederick Albert Holgate (Age 19) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private Joseph Hoye 8th (H.D.) Bn. Macclesfield Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private William Walter Humm (Age 34) 8th (H D.) Bn. Harrow Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William Henry and Eleanor Louisa Humm, of Harrow; husband of Mildred Humm. of Poplar, London.
Private John Henry Hyndman 8th (H.D.) Bn. Middlesbrough (Linthorpe) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private Joseph Lamb 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private Sidney Lee (Age 25) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Fairfield (St. Peter) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Frank William and Florence Lee, of Fairfield, Buxton.
Private Norman Leigh 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private William Albert Price (Age 33) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Worcester (St. John’s) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Geraldine Price, of St. John’s, Worcester.
Private Harold Robinson 8th (H.D.) Bn. Hutton Henry Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Olive Robinson, of Rainton Gate.
Captain Francis Thomas Russell (Age 47) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Glossop Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph and Catherine Russell, of Glossop; husband of Lizzie Russell, of Glossop.
Lance Corporal Albert Edward Smith 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private Geoffrey Leonard Smith 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birmingham (Yardley) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private William Smith (Age 32) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Clay Cross Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Matilda Smith, of Clay Cross.
Warrant Officer Class II Joseph Stages (Age 40) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Veronica Stages; husband of Enid Langford Stages, of Birkenhead.
Serjeant Alfred Stone 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private George Ernest Henry Symes (Age 24) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Birmingham (Yardley) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George Henry and Edith Rosina Symes, of Birmingham.
Private George Tomkinson (Age 22) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Blurton Church Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Ada Tomkinson; husband of Gladys Tomkinson, of Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Private Sydney John Watts (Age 18) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Crewe Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Joseph and Emily Watts, of Crewe.
Private Jack Whittaker (Age 41) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Macclesfield Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Ada Whittaker, of Macclesfield; husband of Elizabeth Whittaker of Tipton, Staffordshire.
Also…
1942 Private John McGing (Age 22) Newcastle-Under-Lyme Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Austin and Ellen McGing, of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
remember them all: Cheshire Regiment casualties 