101 years ago today 8/3/1915: Captain Ivor John Douglas Philipps 16th Bn. Edinburgh (Dean Or Western) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private  Charles Jones (Age 32) 1st Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Son of George and Hannah Jones, of Rake Lane, Helsby, Cheshire.

Private  Samuel Brown 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

VC Winner…

1917: George Cates of Prince Consort’s Own (Rifle Brigade) in WW1, Bouchavesnes, France.

1917: Oswald Reid of King’s (Liverpool Regiment), WW1, Dialah River, Mesopotamia.

1918: Charles Robertson of Royal Fusiliers in WW1, Polderhoek Chateau, Belgium.

1916: George Stringer of Manchester Regiment in WW1, Es Sinn, Mesopotamia.

101 years ago today 7/3/1915: Corporal A Martin (Age 34) 1st Bn. Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Mary Martin, of 10, Powell St., Clayton, Manchester.

Private  Christopher William Price (Age 34) 1st Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Husband of Annie E. Price, of 98, Gladstone Rd., Wallasey, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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.

Private John Evans (Age 26) 6th Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Edward and Jane Evans, of Stockport, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1917: Jack White of King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in WW1, Dialah River, Mesopotamia.

Also…

1945 – US troops capture bridge at Remagen

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1904 – Reinhard Heydrich SS officer assassinated in Prague (chaired Wanness conference)

1952 – Viv Richards

1958 –  Rick Mayall

101 years ago today 6/3/1915: Private EC Stagg 2nd Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Private WT Stead 1st Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium.

Lance Serjeant Frank Norbury (Age 24) 1st/5th Bn. Ration Farm (La Plus Douve) Annexe, Belgium. Son of Charlotte M. Graves (formerly Norbury), of 158, Edleston Rd., Crewe, Cheshire, and the late George Fredrick Norbury. Native of Stretford, Manchester.

Private TH Harding 1st Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.

Private TW Hickson 2nd Bn. Tredegar (Cefn Golau) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private Robert Ashton 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Charles Dobson 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Fred Garner (Age 43) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mrs. E. S. Garner, of 9, Ince St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private George Green 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Corporal Frank McCarthy 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Richard Robinson 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

VC Winner…

1858: William Goat of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in Indian Mutiny, Lucknow, India.

1916: William Cotter of Buffs (East Kent Regiment) in WW1, Hohenzollern Redoubt, France.

Also….

1836 – Remember the Alamo!

1987 – sinking of Herald of Free Enterprise (ferry)

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1475 – Michelangelo

1849 – Georg Luger (gun designer!)

1917 – Frankie Howerd (“titter ye not”)

1934 – John Noakes (Blue Peter)

101 years ago today 4/3/1915: Serjeant Major J Rowen (Age 42) 6th Bn. Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of Thomas Rowen; husband of Clara Alice Rudge (formerly Rowen), of 34, Dover St., Chorlton-On-Medlock, Manchester. Born in Staffordshire.

Private Fred Moore (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Emily Moore, of 70, Travis St., Hyde, Cheshire.

Private William Mottershaw 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private Richard Woods (Age 37) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Woods, of 12, Albert St., Francess St., Chester.

100 years ago today 4/3/1916: Second Lieutenant Duncan McPherson Studdert Holmes (Age 26) 9th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of the late Richard and Samina Louisa Anna Holmes, of Maidstone, Kent. Inter B.Sc. London (Engineering), 1911.

Private William Daggers (Age 26) 3rd Bn. Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Hannah Daggers, of 25, Radnor St., Preston.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1941: Private Francis George Parkinson (Age 21) 4th Bn. Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Son of Fred and Florence Parkinson, of Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1942: Anthony Miers of HMS Torbay in WW2, Corfu, Greece.

101 years ago today 3/3/1915: Private Emmanuel Lloyd 2nd Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.

Private Norman Leslie Wainwright (Age 27) 2nd Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mary Wainwright, of 26, Fountain St., Birkenhead, and the late Frederick Wainwright.

Captain Robert Francis Loder-Symonds (Age 31) 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Frederick and Isabel Loder-Symonds, of Hinton Manor, Faringdon, Berks; husband of Muriel Loder-Symonds, of 8, The Paragon, Blackheath, London.

Private  T Barton 5th Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Francis Cousil (Age 39) 2nd Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery               , Belgium. Son of James and Mary Ann Cousil, of Stalybridge, husband of Caroline Cousil, of 10, Cross Leech St., Stalybridge.

100 years ago today 3/3/1916: Private Robert Knott (Age 20) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Knott.

Private William Henry Thomas (Age 33) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of William and Elizabeth Thomas, of Rose Cottage, Sarn, Newtown, Mont.

Private J Wrigg 9th Bn.   St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1946: Private Charles Bonner (Age 34) 2nd Bn. Liverpool (Yew Tree) Roman Catholic, Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Helena Bonner, of Liverpool; husband of Dorothy Winifred Bonner, of Fairfield, Liverpool.

1947: Private Samuel Wilson (Age 43) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Katherine Wilson, of Belfast; husband of Beatrice Wilson, of Belfast.

VC Winner…

1895: Harry Whitchurch of Indian Medical Service in Chitral Expedition, Chitral Fort, India.

1901: Frederic Dugdale of 5th Lancers in 2nd Boer, Derby, South Africa.

1945: Basil Weston of Green Howards in WW2, Meiktila, Burma.

101 years ago today 2/3/1915: Captain  Herbert Guy Turner (Age 36) 2nd Bn. Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late Maj. Gen. S. Compton Turner, Director General of Military Works, India, and the late Mrs. Turner, of The Firs, Cheltenham.

Second Lieutenant John Tudor Benett-Dampier (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Lt. Col. W. H. Benett-Dampier (Cheshire Regt.), of 27, Egerton Gardens, Chelsea, London, and Mary Ahmadee his late wife.

Private E Cresswell (Age 23) “A” Coy. 2nd Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Walter and Rachel Cresswell; husband of M. A. Powell (formerly Cresswell), of 672A, Dundyvan Rd., Coatbridge.

Private P Joinson 2nd Bn. Wulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery, Belgium.

100 years ago today 2/3/1916: Private   C Abela (Age 24) 15th Bn. Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. Son of Charles and Mary Abela, of Cospicua, Malta; husband of Maria Abela, of 43, Sda San, Francesco, Cospicua, Malta.

Private  W Harrison 15th Bn. Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France.

Private Frank Adams Shenton (Age 19) 15th Bn.  Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France. Son of John and Eliz. A. Shenton, of 12, Savoy St., Oldham, Lancs.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1941: Private Harry Cattell (Age 49) Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Jane Cattell, of Walsall; husband of Clara Cattell, of Bloxwich, Walsall.

VC Winner…

1945: Fazal Din of 10th Baluch Regiment in WW2, Meiktila, Burma.

1945: Gian Singh of 15th Punjab Regiment in WW2, Myingyan, Burma.

101 years ago today 1/3/1915: Lance Corporal J Robinson (Age 24) 1st Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Son of Catherine Robinson, of 20, Great King St., Macclesfield.

VC Winner…

1858: Frederick Aikman of 4th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Amethi, India.

1945: James Stokes of King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in WW2, Kervenheim, Germany.

1945: Frederick Tilston of Essex Scottish Regiment in WW2, Uedem, Germany.

Also…

86BC – Sulla enters Rome!

1901 – Australian Army formed

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1904 – Glenn Miller

1910- David Niven 

Leap Year Day…

96 years ago today 29/2/1920: Private Thomas Henry Salt (Age 22) 1st Bn. Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John and Clara Salt, of Wolverhampton.

VC Winner…

1884: William Marshall of 19th Hussars in Sudan Campaign, El Teb, Sudan.

1884: Arthur Wilson of HMS Hecla in Sudan Campaign, El Teb, Sudan.

Once again thanks to the wonderfully accessible www.cwgc.org  (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) and Wikipedia.

100 years ago today 28/2/1916: Private W Seddon (Age 35) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of Christina Crawford (formerly Seddon), of 21, Copeland St., Everton, Liverpool.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Walter Ramond Mannquel Manley (Age 34) 2nd Bn. Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. Husband of Harriet Manley, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

1944: Serjeant Frank Louis Baines (Age 27) 6th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of George and Ethel Baines; husband of Mary Katherine Baines, of Waringstown, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Private Joseph Higginson (Age 20) 6th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Thomas and Ethel Higginson, of Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private Alan Tom Sanders (Age 22) 6th Bn. Cassino Memorial, Italy. Son of Tom and Emily Sanders; husband of Margaret Ellen Sanders, of Bournemouth, Hampshire.

Private Arthur Edward Wright (Age 23) 6th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of John Samuel and Bridget Wright, of Newcastle, Staffordshire.

1947: Private Joseph William Massey (Age 41) Feltham Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Emily Massey; husband of Rosaline Massey, of Feltham.

Also…

1900 – siege of Ladysmith lifted

1993 – Waco stormed by ATF

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1928 – Stanley Baker (thanks for getting “Zulu” made)

101 years ago today 26/2/1915:

Private Arthur Edward Harrison (Age 22) 2nd Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of Israel and Jane Harrison, of 16, Walker St., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire.

1st/6th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium…

Private Wilfred Eaton (Age 21). Son of Mrs. Edna Eaton, of 17, Bentley Rd., Denton, Manchester.

Private William Houlton (Age 18). Son of James and Martha Houlton, of 30, Christie St., Stockport.

Private William Meikle (Age 39). Son of the late Frederick Conrad Meikle and Jane Meikle; husband of the late Martha Ann Meikle.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Lance Corporal Vincent Joseph Burns (Age 22) Medjez-El-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.

1944: Private Frank Barber (Age 25) 6th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of Hannah Barber, of Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire.

VC Winner…

1903: Wallace Wright of 2nd Regiment of Foot in Kano-Sokoto Expedition, Northern Nigeria.

1915: Eric Robinson of HMS Vengeance in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

Also…

1815 – Napoleon escapes Elba

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1882 – Husband E Kimmel, US Admiral (commander of Pearl Harbour 7/12/41)

1903 – Orde Wingate (Chindit)