100 years ago today 12/12/1915: Remembering Private  John Arthur Bartley (Age 20) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Samuel Porter Bartley and Sarah Ellen Bartley, of 75, Bolton Rd., Port Sunlight, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

12/12/1940: Private Reginald George Collins (Age 30) Bradford-On-Avon Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Arthur Edward and Emily Annie Collins, of Bradford-On-Avon.

Private William Leslie Harris (Age 31) Treleigh (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William and Emily Harris, of Redruth; husband of Gwendoline Doreen Harris, of Redruth.

Private  Mervyn Reg George Lacey West Coker (St. Martin) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Husband of V. L. M. Lacey, of West Coker.

Private  Frank Robert Lillington Poole (Branksome) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Frank Robert and Mary Lillington, of Parkstone.

Private  Eric Charles Morgan (Age 26) Bristol (Canford) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Kate Morgan of Clifton, Bristol.

Private  William Morris (Age 29) Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Morris, of Ashton Gate, Bristol.

also….

2000: Bush v. Gore decision handed down by US Supreme Court “Pregnant chads”.

happy birthday…

1863: Edvard Munch (paitn “scream”)

1875: Gerd von Rhundstedt (German Field Marshal)

1905: Vasily Grossman Russian jounalist

1915: Frank Sinatra

…finally happy birthday my old mate Jay

97 years ago today 11/12/1918: Remembering Private GE Collier MM (Age 21) 9th Bn. Woingt British Cemetery, France. Son of John and Elizabeth Collier, of Wallworth Terrace, Morley, Wilmslow, Manchester. Native of Stockport.

Private George Bradley (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. Son of George and Mary Bradley, of Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

11/12/1940: Private Thomas Shaw (Age 23) 1st Bn. Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Son of Thomas Shaw, and of Mary Shaw, of Marple, Cheshire.

1941: Germany declared war on USA…..that w as good idea, how did it turn out?

1978: the Lufthansa heist pulled off by Jimmy “the gent” Burke from the Lucchaese family….. “you did it you son’s of a bitches”.

1908: not sure about this one…today is birthday of Amon Goeth, SS officer and commendant of Plaszow in Krakow (d 1946).

1964: we lost Sam Cooke (born 1931) what a great voice….

100 years ago today 10/12/1915: Remembering Private  Charles William Cantrell (Age 29) 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Husband of May Cantrell, of 43, Grange Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

10/12/1940: Private John Hough (Age 24) 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Maurice Hough, and of Florence May Hough, of Porthill, Staffordshire.

Private  Richard Leslie Knowles (Age 21) 1st Bn.  Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Samuel and Irene Knowles, of Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Patrick Power 1st Bn. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt.

note: just over the Egyptian border with Libya, this would have been during the forward-and-back phase of the Desert War.

1941: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse sunk by the Japanese

happy birthday…

…the metre 1799, adopted by France…….

…the first traffic lights outside palace of Westminster, London

and we lost Ottis Redding 1967

By the way…special thanks to the wonderful http://www.cwgc.org web site which contains such useful and accessible information.

100 years ago today 9/12/1915: Remembering Private    H Whittaker (Age 15) 6th Bn. Hyde Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William and Frances Ann Whittaker, of Snelson, Chelford, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Arthur Swain (Age 31) 11th Bn. London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Belgium. Son of James and E. Swain, of 5, Hall St., Barrow-In-Furness.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

9/12/1944: Lance Serjeant William Pilling (Age 23) 6th Bn. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Fred and Annie Pilling, of Timperley, Cheshire.

also……

1961 – first pisode of Corination Street on TV…”Flamin’ ‘eck”

happy birthday …

Kirk Douglas – 1916

Bob Hawke – 1929

Judi Dench – 1934

Joan Armatrading – 1960

100 years ago today 7/12/1915: Remembering Private S Carr 8th Bn.    Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private  CN Pennington 1st/7th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private W Roberts 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France.

Second Lieutenant Horace Arthur Seel (Age 19) 7th Bn. Helles Memorial Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Charles and Maria Seel, of Myrtle Villa, Bond St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Macclesfield War Memorial (taken by me)

1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbour naval base……singtart the Pacific War

1815: death of Marshall Ney of France (born 1769) “the breavest of the brave” siad Napoleon

1817: death of William Bligh (born 1745)

thanks Wikipedia…

100 years ago today 5/12/1915: Remembering Corporal F Barrow 1st/7th Bn. East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece.

happy birthday….George Armstrong Custer 1839 (died at Little Big Horn 1876)

100 years ago today 3/12/1915: Remembering Colour Serjeant S Adair (Age 41) 14th Bn. Great Budworth (St. Mary And All Saints) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Peter M. Adair, of Great Budworth; husband of Anna Dorothey Adair, of 45, Church St., Great Budworth, Cheshire.

Private W Neville (Age 22) 8th Bn. Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of William Neville, of Reading, Berks.

Private James Holmes (Age 21) 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Son of Lettice Holmes, of 9, Higher Bridge St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private Harold Poole 8th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Meanwhile in World War 2:

3/12/1944: Corporal George Roberts 1st Bn. Ashton-Hayes (St. John) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

also today…

1854: battle of Eureka Stockade,  in Balarat, VIC……

1984: Bhopal…..the terrible disaster that killed nearly 4,000 people….

happy birthday…Ozzie Osbourne, Mel Smith,

100 years ago today 2/12/1915: Remembering Private William James Povall 1st/4th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

happy birthday: 1891 Otto Dix German artist (died 1969)