97 years ago today 28/11/1918 – so 17 days after the armistice, men are still being lost:

Remembering Private E Rustige, Hale Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private Edward Thomas Hovell 16th Bn. Peterborough Old (Broadway) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Serjeant C Pearson (Age 23) 12th Bn. Rumney (St. Augustine) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Mary A. Phillips (formerly Pearson), Of 2, The Green, Rumney, and the late Charles Pearson. Born at Newport.

Lieutenant John Kelvin Edwards (Age 32) 5th Bn. Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, France. Son of The Rev. John Edwards and Mrs. Ellen Edwards, of Maes Llwyn, Old Colwyn, Denbighshire. Born at Llanfachraeth, Anglesey.

WW2: 28/11/1940: Private John Dare (Age 20) Guilden Sutton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of David and Margaret Dare, of Guilden Sutton.

28/11/1941: Private William Henry Harry (Age 40) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Tumble (Bethania) Congregational Chapelyard, United Kingdom. Son of David Harry and Jane Harry, of Tumble.

100 years ago today 27/11/1915: Remembering Private Frederick Brierley 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private FW Aimson Depot Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom

alos today in 1944 explosion at RAF Fauld, Staffordshire killing 70 people.

100 years ago today 26/11/1915: Remembering Private J Wiggett 1st/4th Bn. Lala Baba Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Mr. G. C. Wiggett, of Brook Farm, South Lopham, Diss, Norfolk.

Private George G Dunn (Age 24) 13th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Mary Emma Dunn, of “The Stoops”, Rainhill, Liverpool. Native of Durham.

100 years ago today 25/11/1915: Remembering Private James Poole (Age 22) 9th Bn. Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Walter and Mary Poole, of Warrington, Lancs.

Lance Corporal Eugene Burns 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Private James Webster Scott (Age 21) “A” Coy. 11th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and Margaret Scott, of 4, Munster St., Birkenhead; husband of the late Henrietta Louisa Scott.

WW2: Private Frank Cheetham (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Ancona War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles Edward and Bertha Cheetham, of Milnrow, Lancashire.

Private  Arthur James Bass, Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery, United Kingdom

100 years ago today 24/11/1915: Remembering Lance Corporal  T Pedley 1st/7th Bn. East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece.

The 7th battalion was raised in Macclesfield, Cheshire (as was I); serving in Gallipoli, part of Suvla Bay landings in August 1915. Here are a couple of photos from the war memorial in Macclesfied. If you visit, why not pop along to The Treacle Tap on Sunderland Street for a Belgian beer.

98 years ago today 24/11/1917: Remembering Private Joseph Flowers (Age 22) 15th Bn. Son of Elizabeth Flowers, of 11, Patmos Rd., Brixton, London. Born at Marylebone, London.

Private George Hopkins 15th Bn.

Private John Jackson (Age 24) 15th Bn. Son of John and Annie Jackson, of 325, Hale Rd., Hale Barns, Altrincham.

All commemorated at Cement House Cemetery, Belgium

Private Ernest Hunt (Age 26) 15th Bn. Son of David and Mary Ellen Hunt, of 6, Twickenham St., Anfield, Liverpool.

Private Walter McNulty (Age 27) 15th Bn. Son of James Mcnulty, of 10, Earl St., Burnley Lane, Colne Rd., Burnley.

Private Stanley Reed (Age 31) 15th Bn. Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Reed, of Hudds Hill Rd., St. George, Bristol.

All commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.

A photo I took on Tyne Cot in 2004, with cows…

World War Two: Remembering Serjeant Louis Ashworth (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Ancona War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Louie and Elizabeth Ashworth, of Manchester.

Private Leonard Sharples Acton (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of Leonard Wade Acton and Emily Acton, of Stockport, Cheshire; husband of Ethel Acton, of Heaton Chapel, Stockport.

Another one for ‘the island’ near Nijmegen, Holland…

also today…

• 1943: HMS Rawalpindi sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
• 1943: Tarawa falls to US forces (well done lads)
• Death of Cornelius Ryan (1974)

WW1: 101 years ago today 20/11/1915: Remembering Private John Robert Haughton 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Edward Marshall (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Edward and Ellen Marshall, of 82, Leyland Rd., Burnley.

Cambrai day today…. start of the battle in 1917.

WW1: 100 years ago today 19/11/1915: Remembering Private A Parry 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France.

Private M Mylan 1st Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France

WW2: 19/11/1944: Remembering Private Fred Wright (Age 34) 2nd Bn. Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Netherlands. Son of James and Catherine Wright; husband of Mary Elizabeth Wright, of Newton Hyde, Cheshire.

2nd Bn. as part of 50th Division, after operation ‘Market Garden’ (Arnhem) were near Nijmegan (where the Jonkerbos cemetery is located), where they ended up “The Island” also mentioned in the “Band of Brothers” book (Stephen E. Ambrose) and excellent HBO TV show of the smae name. See image below and note TT showing 50th division.

Band Of Brothers: The Island

(I borrowed the above image from this site….hope they don’t mind)

note: I was never happy with the old “bridge too far” bit, it wasn’t like “if only we’d stopped at Nijmegan we would have been fine”, the whole point was to get the bridge at Arnhem.

100 years ago today 18/11/1915: Remembering Lance Corporal Patrick Noon 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France. Father of Thomas Noon, of 27, Avenue St., Portwood, Stockport.

Private  F Dobson 10th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium. Cemetery south of Ypres (Ieper), so about half way between Ypres and Lille.

100 years ago today 17/11/1915: Remembering Private  J Stanley 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

The cemetery is near Belgian border, due south of Poperinge.

1940: Private William Edgeley (Age 34) 6th Bn. Cleckheaton New Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mark and Annie Edgeley; husband of Alice Edgeley, of South Elmsall.

1942: Serjeant David Joseph Macpherson (Age 32) 6th Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of David Archibald Macpherson and of Teresa Macpherson (Nee Martin); husband of Johanna Christina Macpherson, of Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire.

Monty’s birthday: Bernard Law Montgomery born 17th November 1887 (and Sgt Macpherson buried at El Alamein!). Also Emporer Vespasian born 9AD.