100 years ago today 9/6/1917: Lance Corporal Ernest Austin (Age 27) 9th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Nellie Austin, of 32, Willmer Rd., Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal H Dailey (Age 35) 9th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John Henry and Maria Dailey; husband of Annie Dailey, of 5, Sefton St., South Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire. Native of Stockport.

Private Fred Bardsley 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private E Booth (Age 24) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Harry and Sarah Booth, of 43, Moorland Rd., Woods Moor, Stockport.

Second Lieutenant William Hesketh (Age 25) 10th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of William Dodson Hesketh and Mary Hesketh, of “Highfield,” Lostock Gralam, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private R Leigh (Age 33) 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Thomas and Eleanor Leigh, of 12, Demesne St., Stalybridge.

Private Edward Down Plumer (Age 34) 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Edward and Mary Plumer, of Exeter; husband of Rhoda Elizabeth Plumer, of 40, Brunswick St., St. Thomas, Exeter.

Private Barnes Rushton 9th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Private John Wesley Lloyd (Age 20) “D” Coy. 10th Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas Wesley Lloyd and Mary Elizabeth Blanche Lloyd, of “Allendale,” King St., Wellington, Salop.

Private Joseph Henry Wild (Age 27) 11th Bn. Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wild, of “High View,” Mellor Rd., Marple Bridge, Derbyshire.

Private John Higgins (Age 53) 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Husband of Annie Higgins, of 24, Piccadilly, Stockport.

Corporal Thomas Jackson (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Struma Military Cemetery, Greece. Husband of Mary Ann Parker (formerly Jackson), of 73, Paradise St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

WW2:

1940 Private James Wood (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Manchester (Gorton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Grace Wood, of Longsight, Manchester.