101 years ago today 28/5/1915: Private J Dean 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.    

Private  W Wilson (Age 46) 3rd Bn. Coventry (London Road) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Elizabeth Wilson of Coventry; husband of Rose Wilson, of 8, Bayley Lane, Coventry.

Private  JH Quinn 2nd Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom.  

 

100 years ago today 28/5/1916: Private J Kay 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension  , France.

Private Peter Hall 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Frederick George Barnhouse (Age 34) La Bernerie-En-Retz Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Emily Jane Barnhouse, of Swansea; husband of Mary Ann Barnhouse, of Town Hill, Swansea.

Private Norman Bell (Age 21) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France.

Private John Blackwell (Age 21) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France.           

Private  Ernest Arthur Braithwaite (Age 34) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Husband of Winifred May Braithwaite, of Aslockton, Nottinghamshire.

Private Kenneth Fowden (Age 20) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Felicia Mary Fowden, of Burton, Cheshire.

Lieutenant Basil Thomas Robertson Glasspool (Age 24) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of Reginald Thomas Booth Glasspool and Frances Louisa Glasspool, of Street, Somerset.

Private Joseph William Hines (Age 20) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Joseph and Emily Hines.

Corporal Charles George Jones (Age 31) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Richard and Mary Hannah Jones, of Neston, Cheshire; husband of Kate Jones, of Neston.

Lance Corporal Arthur Kirby (Age 33) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France.    

Private Ronald Linegar (Age 19) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Harold and Jessie Linegar, of Castle, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Charles Lockett (Age 20) 4th Bn. Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France. Son of Charles and Rachel Lockett, of Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire. His brother also died on Service.

Private Henry Moffatt (Age 20) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of Robert George and Rose Moffatt, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Thomas McNally (Age 35) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France.       

Private Claude William Parrish 7th Bn. Warneton (Waasten) Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Parrish, of May Bank, Staffordshire.

Private Joseph Ernest Roberts (Age 21) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France. Son of William and Ann Jane Roberts, of New Ferry, Cheshire.

Private Robert Smith (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Belgium.   

Corporal James Weston (Age 28) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Mary Weston, of New Ferry, Cheshire; husband of Ann Frances Weston, of New Ferry.

Serjeant Robert Weston (Age 29) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France.       

 

VC Winner…

1982: Herbert Jones of Parachute Regiment in Falklands War, Goose Green, Falkland Islands.

 

 

Also…. 

1940 – massacre of British troops at  Wormhoudt by the SS (see above)

happy birthday…

1908 – Ian Fleming

 

 

101 years ago today 27/5/1915: Private H McGrue 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.               

Private  RF Clark 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.       

Private John William Barber (Age 25) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of the Late Ethel Barber.

Private Frank Collins 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.       

 

100 years ago today 27/5/1916: Lance Corporal C Webb 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.        

Private William Swindells (Age 23) 6th Bn. Brown’S Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France. Son of Mary Emma Swindells, of 12, Chadkirk, Romiley, Stockport.

Private M Corcoran (Age 22) 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Martin and Margaret Corcoran, of Sunderland.

Major Maurice Alexander Napier (Age 29) Rue-Du-Bacquerot (13^th London) Graveyard, Laventie, France. Son of Arundel Berkeley Napier and Celia Jane Napier, of 26, St. James Square, Bath.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Raymond Allday (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Hondschoote Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of Emily Allday, of Huyton, Lancashire.

Private Thomas John Austin (Age 28) 6th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Austin; husband of May Theresa Austin, of Pitstone, Buckinghamshire.

Private George Davison 4th Bn. Cassel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lance Corporal George Henry Devenport (Age 35) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of James and Polly Devenport; husband of Kathleen Devenport, of Chester.

Private William Hodgkinson (Age 30) Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of John and Maria Hodgkinson; husband of Lily Hodgkinson.

Private Patrick Joseph Murray (Age 30) Dunkirk Memorial, France.           

Private Samuel Mutch (Age 25) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of Ernest and A. A. Mutch, of Audenshaw, Lancashire.

Private Donald Iven McKenzie (Age 24) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Beatrice McKenzie, and step son of Norah J. McKenzie, of Higher Bebington, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Harold Swetnam (Age 21) 4th Bn. Socx Churchyard, France. Son of Herbert and Martha Swetnam, of Liverpool.

Lance Serjeant Edward Thompson (Age 33) 4th Bn. Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France. Son of Matthew and Rebecca Thompson; husband of Annie Thompson, of East Howdon-On-Tyne, Northumberland.

Lance Corporal William Francis Thornton (Age 23) 4th Bn. Cassel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William and Margaret Thornton, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Private James Turner (Age 21) 4th Bn. Ledringhem Churchyard, France. Son of James and Jane Turner, of Bolton. Lancashire.

Private Harry William Williams (Age 21) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Harry William and Florence Mary Williams; nephew of Mrs. M. Lawton, of Birkenhead.

 

VC Winner…

1918: George Grogan of Worcestershire Regiment in WW1, River Aisne, France.

1918: Joel Halliwell of Lancashire Fusiliers in WW1, Muscourt, France.

1942: Henry Foote of 7th Royal Tank Regiment in WW2, Libya.

 

Also…

1941 – Bismarck sinks (over 2000 lost)

1942 – Reinhard Heydrich wounded (fatally) in Prague

 

101 years ago today 26/5/1915: Private J Carter 2nd Bn. Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France.

 

100 years ago today 26/5/1916: Private R Orritt 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private  T Richards 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private  J Brown 16th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

 

Also…

1940 – start of Operation Dynamo

happy birthday…

1650 – John Churchill

1867 – Mary of Teck

1907 – John Wayne

1909 – Sir Matt Busby

 

 

100 years ago today 25/5/1916:

Private GA Bennett 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lance Serjeant J Miller 11th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private J Hudson 1st/6th Bn. Brown’S Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Frederick Leary (Age 19) 4th Bn. Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin and Maud Leary, of Scarrington, Nottinghamshire.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Leonard Keyworth of London Regiment in WW1, Givenchy, France.

happy birthday…

1889 – Günther Lütjens (captain of Bismarck)

 

 

101 years ago today 24/5/1915: Second Lieutenant Thomas Roberts (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. J. W. and Mrs. C. M. Roberts, of Woodbine Cottage, Swansea Rd., Llanelly.

Private Shadrack Critchley (Age 35) 3rd Bn. Brookwood (United Kingdom 1914-1918) Memorial, United Kingdom.               

Serjeant T Watkin (Age 29) 2nd Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Son of Mrs. M. A. Watkin, of 18, Clive St., Taunton Rd., Ashton-Under-Lyne.

Private AWH West 2nd Bn. Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private W Dyson 2nd Bn. White House Cemetery, St. Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.    

 

Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Captain Charles Raymond Andrews (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Son of Mrs. A. G. Andrews, of 6, Ennismore Gardens, Dover, and the late Lt. Col. R. C. Andrews (Indian Army).

Private Richard Boon.

Second Lieutenant John Edward Gresson 3rd Bn.              

Regimental Serjeant Major Alfred Ernest Hayward (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Son of Mrs. Merrill Jackson, of 62, Humphries St., Emscote, Warwick.

Private William Hyde.

Second Lieutenant Hugh Hathorn Nicholson 2nd Bn.       

Private James Randall (Age 47) 2nd Bn. Husband of Mary Ellen Randall, of 20, John St., Stockport.

Corporal Arthur Samuel Roberts (Age 25) 2nd Bn. Son of Arthur Samuel and Mary Annie Roberts, of 21, Cromwell St., Hyde Rd., West Gorton, Manchester.

Private Frederick Taylor 2nd Bn.

Second Lieutenant Walter Henry Mountiford Westropp-Dawson (Age 22) 2nd Bn. Son of Frank and L. C. Westropp-Dawson, of “Frondeg,” Holyhead.

Private William Brown Wood 2nd Bn.

 

100 years ago today 24/5/1916: Private W Knight (Age 20) 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Knight, of Church Cottages, Overton, Frodsham, Warrington.

Lance Corporal James Pemberton (Age 20) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Arthur and Sarah Pemberton, of 12, Nelson St., Congleton, Cheshire.

Private W Turner 10th Bn. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France.     

Lance Corporal RT Riley (Age 21) “D” Coy. 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Philip and Mary Riley, of 73, Hawthorn Grove, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Charles Ernest Farr (Age 20) 1st Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. Son of William and Louisa Farr, of Binbrook, Lincoln. Born at Farnsfield, Notts.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private John Patrick O’Connor (Age 19) 2nd Bn. Hondschoote Communal Cemetery, France.

1946: Private Joseph Sprague (Age 34) Widnes Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1947: Private Harold Bishop (Age 43) Bacup (Fairwell) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

VC Winner…

1943: Gaje Ghale of 5th Gurkha Rifles in WW2, Chin Hills, Burma.

1944: John Mahony of Westminster Regiment in WW2, River Melfa, Italy.

1941: Malcolm Wanklyn of HMS Upholder in WW2, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea.

1969: Keith Payne of Australian Army Training Team Vietnam in Vietnam War, Ben Het, Vietnam.

 

Also…

1941 – Bismarck sinks HMS Hood (only three survivors)

 

happy birthday…

1819- Queen Victoria

1916 – Roden Cutler VC (I once worked as a volunteer at a Sydney museum and handled his uniform (he wasn’t in it at the time!))

1966 – Eric Cantona

 

101 years ago today 23/5/1915: Private Leonard Taylor 16th Bn. Leeds (Upper and Lower Wortley) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private William Mossop (Age 22) 1st Bn. Manchester Southern Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. Nellie Mossop, of 110, Main Rd., Moss Side, Manchester. Born at Queensland, Australia.

 

100 years ago today 23/5/1916: Private E Cox 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private George Jackson (Age 22) 13th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Mrs. E. Williams, of Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Private TD Croke (Age 21) 1st/6th Bn. Calais Southern Cemetery, France. Son of Michael and Norah Croke, of 158, Brierley Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private Cornelius Duckett (Age 28) “C” Coy. 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Frederick and Emma Duckett, of Runcorn; husband of Barbara Duckett, of 4, Swan St., Crossfields, Halifax, Yorks.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Gordon Frederick Eustace Hewett (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Ramegnies-Chin Churchyard, Belgium. Son of Eleanor Mabel Hewett, of Reading, Berkshire.

1944: Private William North MID (Age 31) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy.

 

VC Winner…

1858: Harry Lyster of 72nd Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Calpee, India.

Also…

1533 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null

1618 – second (not the first/only) de-fenestration of Prague 

1934 – Bonnie and Clyde killed by police

happy birthday…

1959 – Bob Mortimer

 

101 years ago today 22/5/1915: Private J Duggan 2nd Bn. Roeselare Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 22/5/1916: Private John Pyke (Age 22) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of James and Elizabeth Pyke, of Liverpool Rd., Neston, Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal Daniel Trueman (Age 35) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Samuel and Ellen Trueman, of Sandbach; husband of Sarah Challinor (formerly Trueman), of 103, Union St., Sandbach, Cheshire.

Private James Forster (Age 25) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of William Forster, of 14, Liverpool St., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private ET Morris 7th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private John William Taylor (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Joseph and Jane Ann Taylor, of 42, Water St., Bollington, Nr. Macclesfield.

Private Joseph Costello (Age 50) 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Husband of Agnes Costello, of 39, Gt., Egerton St., Stockport.

Private Walter Green (Age 26) 13th Bn.  St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Annie Green, of 353 Nelson Rd., Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Serjeant George Bayley (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France.    

Private Peter Colin Francis John Pratt (Age 21) 4th Bn. Bruyelle War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. A. A. Pratt, of Davenport, Stockport, Cheshire.

Serjeant Leonard Horace Pursell (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Pecq Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Beatrice Pursell; husband of Florence Louise Pursell, of Ruislip Manor, Middlesex.

 

VC Winner…

1915: William Mariner of King’s Royal Rifle Corps in WW1, Cambrin, France.

1941: Charles Upham of 2nd Division, NZEF in WW2, Crete, Greece.

Also…

1840 – transportation of convicts to NSW stopped

happy birthday…

1859 – Arthur Conan Doyle

1907 – Laurence Olivier (he was the voice over for the 1970’s show “The World at War”, he said the line “Remember them all” (in the last episode), which this blog is named after)

1946 – George Best (Man Utd)

1959 – Morrissey

 

101 years ago today 21/5/1915: Private J Colbert 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.      

Private  G Thomas 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private William Wallbank (Age 38) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Edward and Sarah Wallbank; husband of, Mary Ann Bancroft (formerly Wallbank), of 35, Francis St., Hyde, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 21/5/1916: Private RH Maddock 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.              

Private Francis Lynch (Age 22) 10th Bn. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lynch, of 21, St. Mary’S Rd., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private S Astles (Age 33) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Mary Ann Astles, of 5, Castles Terrace, Meadow Bank, Winsford, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal  JK Dodd (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mary Dodd, of 5, Skerving St., Kirkdale, Liverpool.

Private Thomas William Dutton (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Arthur and Martha Dutton, of 6, Priory Terrace, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private John Eyres (Age 17) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Lucy Eyres, of Crown Lane, Lower Peover, Nr. Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private Peter Fillcock (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Peter and Martha Fillcock, of Thurlwood, Rode Heath, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private W Garlick 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.      

Private George Evers Gibson (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Hannan Gibson, of Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Private Richard Gill (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John William and Annie Jane Gill, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private  H Jones (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of S. A. Jones, of 5, Thorn Grove, Albert Rd., Hale, Cheshire.

Corporal J Lamb 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.         

Captain Wilfrid Max Langdon (Age 27) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Edward Henry and Ada Langdon, of Manchester. Barrister, Inner Temple. Scholar of Rugby (Whitelaw’s) and New College, Oxford.

Corporal A Miller (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France, Son of Alexander and Catherine Miller, of Sale, Cheshire.

Private Montague Munton (Age 30) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Husband of Harriet Munton, of 47, Oakfield Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private R Needham (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Albert and Dinah Needham, of Poynton, Stockport.

Captain Archibald Francis Noble MID (Age 29) Adjt. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Only son of J. H. and S. Noble, of Ham, Surrey.

Private Reginald Oakes (Age 23) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France, Son of William and Elizabeth Oakes, oOver, Winsford, Cheshire.

Private R Price (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Alice Price (nee Howard) of Lowes Court, Cooper St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private  William Roberts (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Sarah Roberts, of Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Ambrose Rowbotham (Age 38) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Father of Gladys Rowbotham, of 14, Auburn Avenue, Hyde, Cheshire. Native of Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Shallcross (Age 22) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Shallcross, of Weaverham, Cheshire.

Serjeant Thomas Naylor Skillicorn (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Ellen Skillicorn, of 105, Church St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Serjeant Frederick Stafford (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Phoebe H. Stafford, of 34, Barnton St., Linacre, Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Joe Swindells (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Robert and Sarah Ellen Swindells, of Bollington, nr. Macclesfield; husband of Maggie Swindells, of Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington.

Private Henry Taylor (Age 24) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John and Sarah Ellen Taylor, of Rush Green, Lymm, Cheshire.

Private  N Whitehead 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.              

Private Harry Woodward (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Kate Woodward, of Weaverham, nr. Northwich, Cheshire.

Private John Arthur Young (Age 33) “D” Coy. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Thomas and Sarah Young, late of Marple Rd., Charlesworth, Manchester; husband of Hannah Young, of 5, Lymefield Terrace, Broadbottom, nr. Manchester. Enlisted 8^th Aug.1914.

 

All men of 10th Bn. Commemorated on Loos Memorial, France

Private Fred Royse Armitage

Private David Ashbrook (Age 25). Son of George and Mary Alice Ashbrook, of 26, York Place, Northwich.

Private Peter Carley.

Private Sydney Cox. Son of Ebenezer and Clara Cox, of New Rd., Anderton, Northwich.

Private George Samuel Finley (Age 21). Son of Annie Finley, of 25, Avenue St., Portwood, Stockport.

Private Ira Hall.

Corporal Frank Hallam.

Private John Hargreaves (Age 24). Son of John Hargreaves, of Moss Terrace, Gawsworth, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Heaps.

Private William Holland.

Private Joseph Jones.

Private William Lewis.

Private Archibald MacDonald.

Private Robert Waring McCulloch (Age 37). Husband of Elizabeth McCulloch, of I, Little St., Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Andrew Moran.

Private Abraham Pennington (Age 23). Son of Mrs. Jessie Hall, of 1, Herbert St., Lostock Gralan, Northwich.

Private Harry Shard (Age 20). Son of William Henry and Ann Shard, of Towers Cottages, Poynton, Cheshire.

Private David Statham.                                 

Serjeant Albert Goerge Uren (Age 34). Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Uren, of 57, Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester.

Lance Corporal Joseph Walker (Age 21). Son of Ann Maria Walker, of 6, Jackson St., Padfield, Hadfield, Manchester, And The Late Thomas R. Walker.

Private  George Westerman.                      

Private Edmund White (Age 19) “D” Coy. Son of George and Mary Jane White, of 19, St. Mary’S Rd., Glossop, Derbyshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Serjeant George Bayley (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, France.

Private Peter Colin Francis John Pratt (Age 21) 4th Bn. Bruyelle War Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. A. A. Pratt, of Davenport, Stockport, Cheshire.

Serjeant Leonard Horace Pursell (Age 36                ) 2nd Bn. Pecq Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Beatrice Pursell; husband of Florence Louise Pursell, of Ruislip Manor, Middlesex.

 

VC Winner…

1916: Richard Jones of Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in WW1, Vimy, France.

1940: George Gristock of Royal Norfolk Regiment in WW2, River Escaut, Belgium.

1940: Harry Nicholls of Grenadier Guards in WW2, River Escaut, Belgium.

 

Also…

1917 – Commonwealth War Graves Commission established by royal charter (check out their web site www.cwgc.org)

 

101 years ago today 20/5/1915: Private W Minnis 1st/4th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private  G Munt 2nd Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

Private E Evans 2nd Bn. Gent City Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 20/5/1916: Private H C Beacall 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. 

Private  A Clarke 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.

Private Charles Conley (Age 23) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Charles and Julia Conley.

Private J Smith 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.          

Private  E Cooke 10th Bn. Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.          

Private Thomas Page (Age 19) No. 3 Depot Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son Of the late Thomas and Catherine Page.

Lance Corporal WJ Ainsworth (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Martha Ainsworth, of Lostock Gralam, Cheshire.

Private J Burgess 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.       

Private William Arthur Dutton (Age 29) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Dutton, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private Walter Hodkinson (Age 22) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Grandson of Annie Wilding, of 9, Station Rd., Winsford, Cheshire.

Serjeant J Hunt 10th Bn.                Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Private H Jacks (Age 32) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Chas. and Eliza Jacks, of Marston, Cheshire.

Private Israel King (Age 25) 11th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of William and Margaret King, of Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead.

Private Charles Lambert (Age 26) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Only Son of Annie Lambert, of 6, Renshaw’S Cottages, Roebuck Lane, Sale, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal A Watson 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.      

Private Henry Frederick Astbury 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.              

Private Patrick Dair 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France/      

Private  Joseph Foxley (Age 26) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of John and Bertha Foxley, of 2, Station Rd., Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private Albert Thirlwall (Age 27) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Frederick Stanley, and Alice Maud Thirlwall, of The Hough, Macclesfield Rd., Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Yoxall 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. 

Private Harry Lawton (Age 27) 1st/6th Bn. St. Venant Communal Cemetery, France. Son of George and Martha Lawton, of Stalybridge. Born at Stalybridge.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Samuel Clews (Age 21) 4th Bn. Mouchin Communal Cemetery, France. Son of John and Mary Clews, of Stockport, Cheshire.

Private George Batty Shaw (Age 22) 4th Bn. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France. Son of Charles and Eliza Shaw, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1900: John MacKay of Gordon Highlanders in 2nd Boer War, Johannesburg, South Africa.

1915: Martin Nasmith of HMS E11 in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

1941: Clive Hulme of 2nd Division, NZEF in WW2, Crete, Greece.

Also…

1884 – Cetshwayo becomes king of the Zulu

1940 – first arrivals at Auschwitz

 

 

 

101 years ago today 19/5/1915: Private S Shepley 1st Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.

 

100 years ago today 19/5/1916: Second Lieutenant Leonard George Birmingham Young 10th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private John Dowd 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.        

Lance Corporal T Bowen 16th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France.

 

All commemorated at Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.

Lance Corporal J Barlow (Age 20) 10th Bn. Son of Thomas and Martha Jane Barlow, of 34, Ardenfield, Hillgate, Stockport, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Barnes (Age 23) 10th Bn. Son of Thomas and Mary Barnes, of Winsford, Cheshire.

Private Albert Darlington (Age 18) 10th Bn. Son of Samuel and Ellen Darlington, of 2, Percy St., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private JT Edwards 10th Bn.        

Captain Charles Fleetwood Ellerton 10th Bn. Son of Mouat Keith and Annie Ellerton, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private Richard Forshaw (Age 28) 11th Bn. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Forshaw; husband of F. Forshaw, of Attleborough, Nuneaton. Native of Egremont, Cheshire.

Private Wilson Thomas Hill (Age 22) 10th Bn. Son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Hill, of Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal William Jeffs (Age 21) 10th Bn. Son of Susannah and the late James Jeffs, of Frodsham, Cheshire.

Private Robert Mellor (Age 18) 10th Bn. Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Mellor, of 43, Brosscroft, Hadfield, Derbyshire.

Private George Yoxall (Age 28) 10th Bn. Husband of G. Yoxall, of Woods Row, Newton Heath, Middlewich, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1040: Private Ernest James Austin (Age 22) 4th Bn. Lessines New Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Austin, of Rudheath, Cheshire.

Private Arthur Hoggett (Age 20) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium.  

Captain Kenneth Stephen Bamfylde Lucking 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery Belgium.

Corporal George Haltby Nursaw (Age 33) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. 

Private Sydney Thomas Taylor (Age 25) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Jessie Taylor; husband of Charlotte Jennie Taylor, of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.

Second Lieutenant Major Ronald Williams (Age 24) 4th Bn. Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Jesse and Evelyn Williams, of Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire.

1943: Private Ben Evanson (Age 23) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Fredrick William and Harriett Mary Evanson, of Crewe, Cheshire; husband of Violet Evanson, of Crewe.

 

VC Winner…

1915: Albert Jacka of 14th Battalion, AIF WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1918: William Ruthven of 22nd Battalion, AIF, Ville-sur-Ancre, France.

1917: Albert White of South Wales Borderers, Monchy-le-Preux, France.

1941: Nigel Leakey of King’s African Rifles, Colito, Abyssinia.

Also…

1536 – Anne Boleyn executed

happy birthday…

1795 – Johns Hopkins (of the Baltimore hospital fame)

 1890 – Ho Chi Minh

1953 – Victoria Wood