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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100 years ago today 3/1/1917: Private J Inions 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.
Private T McDermott 20th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
WW2: 1945: Private Oscar Launcelot Tempest Kirk Christ Rushen (Holy Trinity) Churchyard Extension, United Kingdom.
100 years ago today 2/1/1917: Private John Lee (Age 45) 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Son of Michael and Ann Lee. Born at Liverpool.
WW2: 1944: Private Percival Turner (Age 34) 4th Bn. Prague War Cemetery, Czech Republic. Son of George and Winnifred Turner, of Loftus, Yorkshire.
Sorry for the silence since mid-October…..I have no excuses so will fill in the blanks in my online tribute soon. Cheers…
100 years ago today 1/1/1917: Private Frank Elson (Age 28) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Jane Elson, of Cuckoo Lane, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire.
Private W J Boyle 16th Bn. Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Private A Phillips 1st/5th Bn. Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France. Son of Mrs. H. Phillips, of 61, James St., Middleswick Rd., Northwich.
Private William George Smallman (Age 33) 8th Bn. Mikra Memorial, Greece. Son of George Smallman, of Durham, Ontario, Canada; husband of Violet E. Smallman, of 8, Lock Rd., Eastham Ferry, Eastham, Cheshire.
WW2: 1945: Private John White Edwards (Age 28) 6th Bn. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Edward and Hilda Bertha Edwards, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; husband of Betty Rose Edwards, of High Wycombe.
101 years ago today 15/10/1915: Private George Henry Clarke (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Esther Clarke, of 21, Chorley Hall Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Native of Alderley Edge.
Serjeant John Dalton (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Brother of Josephine York, of 309, Leeds Rd., Bradford, Yorks.
Private J S Aimson 9th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France.
Lance Corporal Gerard Postings (Age 25) “A” Coy. 10th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Sarah Ellen Postings, of 4, Newton St., Stalybridge.
100 years ago today 15/10/1916: Private F Pynn (Age 19) 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Rosa Lloyd, of St. Handbridge, Chester.
Private Thomas Hume Dunlop (Age 36) 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of The Rev. Thomas Dunlop, of Bootle, Lancs.
Serjeant W Bailey 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.
Lance Corporal James Marshall (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Harriet Foster (Formerly Marshall), of 47A Back, Victoria St., Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.
Private Alexander Notman 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
Meanwhile in World War 2:
1943: Private James Dicken (Age 28) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery Italy Son of Arthur and Mary Dicken; Husband of Henrietta Dicken, Of Selby, Yorkshire.
1943: Private John James Kelly (Age 21) 6th Bn. Naples War Cemetery Italy Son of Walter and Henrietta Kelly, Of Liverpool.
1944: Lieutenant Colonel Norman Travers Hankin (Age 34) Heliopolis War Cemetery Egypt Son of Seymer and Ethel Hankin; Husband of Sonia Rodney Hankin. B.A.(Oxon.).
VC Winner…
1918: Roland Elcock Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) WW1 Capelle St. Catherine, France
Also…
1894 – Alfred Dreyfus arrested for spying
happy birthday…
1881 – PG Wodehouse
102 years ago today 14/10/1914: Private James Henry Cooper (Age 22) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of James Cooper, of Cricket St., Denton, Manchester; Husband of Nellie Moores (Formerly Cooper), of 34, Clarendon St., Hyde, Cheshire.
Private James Dunn 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.
Corporal Francis Charles Norman (Age 31) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of Henry and Catherine Norman, of 33, Alcombe Rd., Northampton.
Private Joseph Robinson (Age 20) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late James and Eliza Robinson; Husband of Rebecca Mary Robinson, of 289, Brook St., Birkenhead.
Private Francis Warren (Age 34) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late Samuel and Mary Warren; Husband of Ethel Warren, of 3, Croyden St., Salford, Manchester.
100 years ago today 14/10/1916: Private J T Prydderch 15th Bn. Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Lance Corporal George Edgar Austin (Age 21) 10th Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Hannah Austin, of 47, Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich.
Private Walter Henry Nicholson (Age 33) 11th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Marian and the late William Nicholson, of Hoxton, London.
Private William Parr 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Husband of E. M. Parr, of 17, Edward St., Newcastle-On-Tyne.
Second Lieutenant P S Chattaway (Age 20) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Frederick Daniel and Elizabeth Chattaway, of 151, Woodstock Rd., Oxford. Scholar of Eton and Christ Church.
Lieutenant Vernon Rains Holmes (Age 24) M C 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Arthur Edmund and Hannah Maria Holmes, of 29, Manley Rd., Whalley Range, Manchester.
Private Howard Bryant (Age 20) “C” Coy. 6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant, of 22, Christie St., Hempshaw Lane, Stockport. Born At Leicester.
Private W A Forster (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Husband of Lily Forster, of 16, Design St., Bolton.
Private F Garside 6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France.
Private Ralph Lomas (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of John and Mary Lomas, of Romiley, Stockport.
Private G C Sheldon (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon, of 2, Chestergate, Stockport.
Private James Carney 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
Private Harold Hewitt 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.
Private Harry Jackson (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Fanny Jackson (Nee Stubbs), of 92, Duncan Rd., Longsight, Manchester.
Private Ambrose Morris (Age 19) (3745). 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. M. S. Morris, of 21, Grove Rd., Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Private T Yarwood 13th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Meanwhile in World War 2:
Private John G. Dooley (Age 20) 6th Bn. Caserta War Cemetery Italy Son of Martin and Mary A. Dooley, Of Sale, Cheshire.
VC Winner…
1858: Hanson Jarrett 26th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny Baroun, India
1899: Charles FitzClarence Royal Fusiliers 2nd Boer War Mafeking, South Africa
1915: Geoffrey Vickers Sherwood Foresters WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
1918: James McPhie Corps of Royal Engineers WW1 Aubencheul-au-Bac, France
1918: James Johnson Northumberland Fusiliers WW1 Wez Macquart, France
1918: John O’Neill Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment WW1 Moorsele, Belgium
1918: Martin Moffat Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment WW1 Ledegem, Belgium
1918: Thomas Ricketts Royal Newfoundland Regiment WW1 Ledeghem, Belgium
Also…
1066 – Battle of Hastings
1943 – prisoners escape from Sobibor
1943 – Schweinfurt raid by US 8th Air Force with heavy losses
1944 – Erwin Rommel commits suicide
Happy birthday…
1890 – Dwight D Eisenhower
1925 -Clancy Lyall (my friend on facebook until we lost this gent…cheers mate)
1927 – Roger Moore
1965 – Steve Coogan
102 years ago today 13/10/1914: Private William George Bartlett (Age 32) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Sarah Hatton, of 42, Brook St., Hazel Grove, Stockport.
Private Luke Bradley (Age 25) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late Patrick Joseph and Catherine Bradley; Husband of the late Sarah Ellen Bradley, of 28, Baker St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.
Private Albert Edward Cartlidge 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.
Corporal Thomas Goodwin 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.
Private Herbert Hewitt 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.
Private William Holmes 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.
101 years ago today 13/10/1915: Private William Ernest Goodier (Age 24) “A” Coy. 10th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of William and Elizabeth Goodier, of 22, Hawthorne Cottages, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire.
100 years ago today 13/10/1916: Private C New (Age 18) 13th Bn. Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Charles and Harriet New, of Mill Terrace, Rode Heath, Stoke-On-Trent.
Private R Hesketh 15th Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
Private Frederick Brady (Age 18) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of John and Jessie Brady, of 43, Carrington Field St., Hillgate, Stockport.
Private H Garner (Age 19) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Silas and Mary Ann Garner, of 65, Kimberley St., Stockport.
Private T Matthews 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France.
Private E Lord 6th Bn. Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Private Percy Smith (Age 22) 11th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of John George and Martha Smith, of Carr Farm, Saughall Massie, Birkenhead.
Private John Casey (Age 48) 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late James Casey, of Blarney, Co. Cork; Husband of the late Kate Casey.
Private W Albinson 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Meanwhile in World War 2:
Private John Smith (Age 23) 7th Bn. Bari War Cemetery Italy Son of John and Doris Smith.
Corporal John Cameron (Age 51) Heswall (St. Peter) Churchyard United Kingdom Son of Alexander and Margaret Cameron; Husband of Edith Mary Cameron, Of Heswall.
VC Winner…
1900: Edward Brown 14th Hussars 2nd Boer War Geluk, South Africa
1915: James Dawson Corps of Royal Engineers WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France
1918: Harry Wood Scots Guards WW1 St. Python, France
Happy birthday…
1925 – Margaret Thatcher
1925 – Lenny Bruce
101 years ago today 12/10/1915: Private William Curran (Age 34) 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Patrick Curran, of Birkenhead.
Private Charles Henry Mclaren (Age 43) 14th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Mary Mclaren.
100 years ago today 12/10/1916: Private F Darlington 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.
Private George Duckworth (Age 35) 13th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Husband of Annie Duckworth, of 1, Hammersley Cottages, Chapel Street, Glossop, Derby.
Private C Crump 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
Private G Houghton 10th Bn. Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France.
Private Abraham Worrall (Age 20) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Abraham and Elizabeth Worrall, of East Bank, Frodsham, Warrington.
Private S Bratt 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Meanwhile in World War 2:
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VC Winner…
1854: Francis Wheatley Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Crimea Sevastopol, Crimea
1917: Clarence Jeffries 34th Battalion, AIF WW1 Passchendaele, Belgium
1917: Albert Halton King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) WW1 Poelcapelle, Belgium
1918: Frank Lester Lancashire Fusiliers WW1 Neuvilly, France
Also…
1915 – Edith Cavell executed
1984 – Brighton Bombing
1988 – Walsh Street police shootings, Victoria
Happy birthday…
1966 – Ramsay McDonald
102 years ago today 11/10/1914: Company Serjeant Major H Rossington 1st Bn. Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
101 years ago today 11/10/1915: Private R Waring 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France.
Private Frank Spencer (Age 25) 1st Bn. Corbie Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Spencer, of Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire; Husband of Mrs. S. E. Spencer, of 71, St. Kilda St., Belfast.
Lance Corporal R Harding 2nd Bn. Phalempin Communal Cemetery, France.
100 years ago today 11/10/1916: Private S H Baynton 2nd Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.
Captain Henry Maxwell (Age 22) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas Henry Maxwell, K.C., and Isabella Maxwell (Nee Pollock), of Springfield Lodge, Foxrock, Co. Dublin.
Second Lieutenant Robert James Roberts (Age 22) 14th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of John and Anne Roberts, of Fferam Gorniog, Pentraeth, Menai Bridge, Anglesey.
Private Patrick Burke 1st Bn. Peterborough Old (Broadway) Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private James Wallace Beattie (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William Beattie, of 1, South Hill Rd., Birkenhead, and the late Sarah Jane Beattie.
Private J Rowlinson 11th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Meanwhile in World War 2:
Private Robert Edward Gateley (Age 31) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of Richard and Elizabeth Gateley, Of Birkenhead; Husband of Esther Gateley, Of Birkenhead.
Private Fred Higgs (Age 24) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Higgs, Of Willenhall, Staffordshire.
Private James Hubert Howarth (Age 26) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of James Herbert and Edith Howarth, Of Knutsford, Cheshire; Husband of Violet Howarth, Of Knutsford.
Lieutenant Hugh Charles Lea-Wilson (Age 27) Minturno War Cemetery Italy Son of The Revd. Cuthbert Arthur Lea-Wilson, M.A., and Of Margaret Edith Annette Lea-Wilson, Of Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man.
VC Winner…
1855: William Rickard HMS Weser Crimea Sea of Azov, Crimea
1855: John Commerell HMS Weser Crimea Sea of Azov, Crimea
1915: John Raynes Royal Field Artillery WW1 Béthune, France
1918: Wallace Algie 1st Battalion, CEF WW1 Cambrai, France
Happy birthday….
1738 – Arthur Phillip
1957 – Dawn French
remember them all: Cheshire Regiment casualties 