101 years ago today 6/2/1915: Private W Williams (Age 33) Depot Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Brother of Annie Williams, of 26, Earle St., St. Paul Square, Liverpool. Served in the South African campaign.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Arthur Gilman (Age 23) 7th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

1944: Corporal Robert McShane (Age 30) 7th Bn. Huddersfield (Edgerton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of James and Sarah Elizabeth Mcshane, of Lockwood Scar, Huddersfield.

1946: Private Leslie Ernest Barber (Age 26) Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria. Son of John and Beatrice Barber, of Thrapston, Northamptonshire; husband of Joan Celestine Barber, of Thrapston.

Private Richard Price (Age 28) Ellesmere Port (Overpool) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Frances Elizabeth Price, of Ellesmere Port; husband of Annie Alice Rumsey Price, of Ellesmere Port. His brother, Leonard Thomas Price, also died on service.

VC Winner…

1901: William Traynor of West Yorkshire Regiment in 2nd Boer War, Bothwell Camp, South Africa.

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1958 – Munich air crash, eight members Manchester United team killed

101 years ago today 4/2/1915: Private William Henry Bostock 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

100 years ago today 4/2/1916: Private J Lloyd 4th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1947: Private Henry Herbert Armes (Age 43) 7th Bn. Timperley (Christ Church) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of William Henry and Rose Ann Armes; husband of Elsie Armes, of Altrincham.

VC Winner…

1874: Mark Bell of Corps of Royal Engineers in First Ashanti Expedition, Ordashu, Ashanti.

1917: Harry Murray of 13th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Gueudecourt, France.

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1902 – Hartley Shawcross

1906 – Dietrich Bonhoffer

1915 – Norman Wisdom

101 years ago today 3/2/1915: Private A Eaton 1st Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.

Private Fred Stubbs (Age 19) 6th Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Son of Edgar and Elizabeth Stubbs, of 84, Wakefield Rd., Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Kirkpatrick (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of the late John Kirkpatrick.

Serjeant Edward Sullivan 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

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1959 – plane crash killing Buddy Holly, Ricky Valens, The Big Bopper

101 years ago today 2/2/1915: Private TW Ballard (Age 41) 15th Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Edward and Susannah Ballard, of 11, Boundary St., Bolton.

Private Thomas Wood (Age 29) 10th Bn. Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William Henry Wood. Born At Northwich, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 2/2/1916: Private WC Pritchard 3rd Bn. Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private George Edward Williamson (Age 22) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Joseph and Daisy Williamson, of Saltney, Flintshire.

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1943 – the end at Stalingrad

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1931 – Les Dawson 

97 years ago today 1/2/1919: Private RJ Williams (Age 24) Depot Neston (SS. Mary and Helen) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of the late William and Mary Williams. Also served in Gallipoli, France and Palestine.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Gerald O’Reilly (Age 38) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Husband of Louise O’Reilly, of Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex.

Private William Eric Wildgoose (Age 19) Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Ernest and Mary Wildgoose, of Colyhurst, Manchester.

VC Winner…

1915: Michael O’Leary of Irish Guards in WW1, Cuinchy, France.

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1981 – underarm bowling incident: Australia vs. New Zealand…..Trevor Chappell’s dodgy delivery

99 years ago today 30/1/1917: Private MP Crayton (Age 40) Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Agnes Crayton, of 62, Peel St., Burslem, Staffs.

Private Colin Stanley Moore (Age 26) 9th Bn. Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin and the late Jessie Moore, of Castle Northwich, Cheshire.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1945: Private John Fredrick Morrall (Age 18) Redditch (Abbey Road) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of G. H. Morrall and Edith M. Morrall, Of Redditch.

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1649 – Charles 1 beheaded

1933 – Adolf Hitler bcomes German Chancellor (mmmmm….wonder how that will work out?)

1945 – the German ship ‘The Wilhelm Gustloft’ torpedoed in Blatic, killing 9,500 (worst maritime disaster)

1968 – Tet offensive launched in VietNam

1972 – Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland (British Paras fire on marchers)

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58BC – Liva (poor lass, blamed for everything) http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/

1882 – FDR

1912 – Barbara Tuchman (writer of the excellent ‘Guns of August’)

1915 – Joachim Peiper SS officer

101 years ago today 29/1/1915: Private William Wilde (Age 18) 10th Bn.  Bournemouth East Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of William James and Martha Wilde, of 9, Osborne Rd., Denton, Manchester.

Private W Newsham 6th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery Rouen, France.

100 years ago today 29/1/1916: Second Lieutenant William Edward Davies (Age 26) 1st/5th Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France. Son of S. Percy and Charlotte Davies, of “Riverwood”, Curzon Park, Chester.

Serjeant Frederick William Randall (Age 26) 9th Bn. Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Son of George and Jane Louise Randall, of 6, Sandmere Rd., Bedford Rd., Clapham, London. Native of Battersea, London.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1941: Private Frank M. Balmforth (Age 30) Northwich Cemetery, United Kingdom, Son of Samuel Maurice and Martha Balmforth, of Northwich; husband of Florence Balmforth, of Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Private Thomas Herbert Ellis 1st Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private Ronald Stubbs (Age 24) 4th Bn. Ipswich Old Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1944: Lieutenant Edward Roderick Barnett (Age 29) Anzio War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Ernest Roderick and Elizabeth Barnett; husband of Meryll C. Barnett, of Edinburgh.

Lance Serjeant Joseph Bowness (Age 21) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Sarah Jane Bowness, of Liverpool.

Malaysia: 29-Jan-60: Private EJ FLIERTY (1st Battalion & Cameronians – attached Army Air Corps). Killed in air accident. Failed to return from Gemas. Auster Mk9. WZ 728 Found 2nd May 60 Pilot: Sgt McCammont

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1856 – Queen Victoria issues warrent to establish Victoria Cross

101 years ago today 28/1/1915: Serjeant J Goddard 6th Bn. Dranouter Churchyard, Belgium.

VC Winners….

1881: John Doogan of 1st King’s Dragoon Guards in First Boer War, Laing’s Nek, South Africa.

1881: Alan Hill of Northamptonshire Regiment in First Boer War, Laing’s Nek, South Africa.

1901: William Hardham of 4th New Zealand Contingent in 2nd Boer, Naauwpoort, South Africa.

1918: Geoffrey White of HMS E14 in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

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1547 – death of Henry VIII

1986 – space shuttle Challanger explodes just after take off (all aboard killed)

101 years ago today 27/1/1915: Private G Goodier (Age 22) 14th Bn. Runcorn Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of George and Elizabeth Goodier, of Lancaster Gardens, Halton Rd., Runcorn.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private William John Whapshott (Age 36) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Husband of Ada Whapshott, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

VC Winners….

1917: Edward Mott of Border Regiment in WW1, Le Transloy, France.

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1944 – siege of Leningrad lifted

1945 – Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated by Red Army

1974 – Brisbane flood

happy birthday….

1859 – Kaiser Wilhelm II

and today we lost Abe Vigoda (94)…great as Tession in the Godfather…