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100 years ago today 16/3/1917:
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WW2:
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Cheshires – 16th March
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Cheshires – 15th March 2017
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
Cheshires – 14th March 2017
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.
Cheshires – 13th March 2017
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.
Cheshires – 12th March 2017
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.
Cheshires – 11th March 2017
I’m glad to report we lost no men 100 years ago…..
100 years ago today 11/3/1917:
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WW2:
1945 Serjeant Arthur Barber (Age 35) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Herbert Pownall Barber and Florence Barber; husband of Bertha Barber, of Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire.
1945 Private Albert George Woodhouse (Age 34) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Walter William and Hannah Sophia Woodhouse, of Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Cheshires – 10th March 2017
100 years ago today 10/3/1917: Private E Lythgoe 19th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
Private W Rushton (Age 41) 4th Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George Rushton, of 242, Heaton Lane, Stockport; husband of Jane Rushton, of 260, Heaton Lane, Stockport.
WW2:
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Cheshires 8th & 9th March 2017
100 years ago today 8/3/1917: Lance Corporal Fred Utley (Age 22) MM “B” Coy. 1st/6th Bn. Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Hannah Utley, of 46, York St., Edgeley, Stockport.
WW2:
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100 years ago today 9/3/1917: Private J McCaffrey 1st Bn. Cambrin Military Cemetery, France.
WW2:
1941 Private John Melia (Age 29) Stockport Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Mary Melia, of Stockport.
1941 Private Ronald John Screech (Age 27) 5th Bn. St. Stephen’s-By-Saltash (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of John and Marion Kate Screech, of Saltash.
1942 Private William Eli Jones (Age 22) 1st Bn. Pembroke Military Cemetery, Malta. Son of Ernest and Elizabeth Jones, of Poulton, Wallasey, Cheshire.
Cheshires – 7th March 2017
100 years ago today 7/3/1917: Private Herbert Pearce (Age 21) 16th Bn. Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France. Son of the late Garnett William and Jane Pearce.
Private T W Bird (Age 28) 19th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Andrew and Emma Bird, of Adforton, Leintwardine, Herefordshire.
Regimental Serjeant Major Charles Edward Berry 2nd Bn. Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India. Buried in Jamalpur Railway Cemetery.
WW2:
1942 Private James Rogers (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.
1943 Private John William Hill 30th Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom.
1944 Serjeant Robert Thomas Benson (Age 30) 6th Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Robert and Laura Benson, of Woolwich, London; husband of Doreen Benson, of Marylebone, London.
1944 Private John Evans (Age 26) 6th Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Edward and Jane Evans, of Stockport, Cheshire.
Cheshires – 6th March 2017
100 years ago today 6/3/1917: Serjeant John Henry Gleave (Age 24) 10th Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of John and Mary Ellen Gleave, of 42, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire.
Private P J Mustoe (Age 20) No. 2 Coy. 13th Bn. Cambrin Military Cemetery, France. Son of Philip John and Elizabeth Mustoe, of 27, Napier Rd., New Ferry, Birkenhead. Native of Bromborough, Cheshire.
Private R Atkinson (Age 41) 20th Bn. Varennes Military Cemetery, France. Husband of Sarah Ann Atkinson, of 19, Heys St., Haslingden, Lancs.
WW2:
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remember them all: Cheshire Regiment casualties 