100 years ago today 24/4/1917: Private F Williams (Age 32) 19th Bn. Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of George and Martha Williams, of 65, Widnes Rd., Widnes.

Corporal F W Janes 16th Bn. Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France. Son of Mrs. E. Janes, of Crown Lany Green, Princes Risboro’. Bucks.

WW2:

1940 Private George Richard Cocker (Age 18) 6th Bn. Cheadle And Gatley Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of John Richard and Martha Cocker of Heald Green, Cheadle.

1942 Private Francis Jepson (Age 24) 1st Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Son of Francis and Helena Jepson, of Liverpool.

1942 Private Eric Jones (Age 31) 1st Bn. Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom. Husband of Hannah E. Jones, of Newton Hyde, Cheshire.

1944 Serjeant David Ledson (Age 30) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of David and Eleanor Ledson, of Liverpool; husband of Ruth Abbinett Ledson, of Liverpool.

1945 Private William Douglas Campbell (Age 28) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Thomas Malcolm Edwards (Age 27) 4th Bn. Dunkirk Memorial, France. Son of Edward Lloyd Edwards and Lucy Edwards, of Wallasey, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 21/4/1917: Private R Soper 1st/4th Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

Private J Maddock (Age 29) 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of John and Harriet Maddock, of 196, Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Cheshire.

Private J D Jefford 10th Bn. Hampstead Cemetery, United Kingdom.

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100 years ago today 20/4/1917: Private John Worsley 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private James Daniel Beswick (Age 23) 10th Bn. Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France. Son of Mrs. M. A. Groves (formerly Beswick), of go, Lydyett Lane, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire.

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and I suppose it is Happy Birthday to Adolf Hitler

100 years ago today 19/4/1917: Private John Rafferty 1st/5th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private A E Chatfield (Age 34) 1st/7th Bn Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Albert Edward Chatfield, of Grove Cottage, Fairfield, Old Charlton, London. A Student at Oldham Polytechnic and Macclesfield School of Art.

Serjeant C Grace 1st/7th Bn. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).

Private Robert Jones (Age 36) 1st/7th Bn. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Husband of M. E. Jones, of 123, Bedford Rd., Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.

Private William Mchale (Age 25) 1st/7th Bn. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Mrs. Elizabeth McHale, of 75, Sefton Avenue, Crewe.

Private F Sandbach 1st/7th Bn. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).

Private T W Savage 1st/7th Bn. Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza).

WW2:

1942 Private Henry Livingstone (Age 32) 1st Bn. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Son of William H. Livingstone and Harriet Ann Livingstone, of Bebington, Cheshire.

100 years ago today 18/4/1917: Private James Henry Gore 1st/5th Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Albert Meacock (Age 19) 1st/5th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Walter and Eliza Meacock.

Private Harold Schofield 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Second Lieutenant Reginald Smallwood (Age 26) 5th Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Husband of Emily Smallwood, of Tetlow Lane, Higher Broughton, Manchester. A member of Manchester University O.T.C.

Private J Venables (Age 34) 16th Bn. Nesle Communal Cemetery, France. Brother of Mr. J. Venables.

Private J E Johnson 13th Bn. Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private J Mcgrory (Age 23) 13th Bn. Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of James McGrory, of 5, Andrew St., Seacombe, Cheshire.

Corporal T G Pulford (Age 20) 15th Bn. Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas Pulford, of The Cottage, Central Park, Wallasey, Cheshire, and the late Mary Pulford.

Private J Ryan 15th Bn. Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private J Welbourn 15th Bn. Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Serjeant W C Ashbrook M M 10th Bn. Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.

Private William Oakley 16th Bn. Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France.

WW2:

1942 Warrant Officer Class II Arthur Jones (Age 48) MM Knutsford Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of Annie Jones, of Knutsford.

100 years ago today 17/4/1917: Private W G Perks 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Corporal John Marshall 16th Bn. Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France.

Private A L Parry 1st Bn. Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, France.

Private A Didsbury Depot Davenham (St. Wilfrid) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Husband of Frances Louisa Didsbury, of 117, London Rd., Northwich.

WW2:

1945 Private William Crook (Age 29) 1st Bn. Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Annie Crook, of Pemberton, Lancashire.

100 years ago today 16/4/1917: Private Sidney Skellington (Age 22) 10th Bn. Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France. Son of John and Mary Skellington, of 8, Scarsdale Place, Buxton, Derbyshire.

Lance Corporal J Armstrong 1st Bn. Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, France. Husband of E. Campbell (formerly Armstrong), of II, St. Mary’s Avenue, Birkenhead.

Private Robert George Davidson (Age 22) 1st Bn. Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, France. Son of Robert Davidson and Mary Higginson Davidson, of 19, Ladyewood Rd., Wallasey.

Serjeant D Janes 8th Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

WW2:

1945 Lance Corporal Charles Alexander Barlow (Age 37) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

100 years ago today 15/4/1917: Private Charles Berry (Age 22) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Bartholomew and Elizabeth Berry, of 7, Seers St., Woolley Bridge, Hollingworth, Manchester. Native of Hadfield. Manchester.

Private William Billington (Age 25) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Ralph and Annie Billington, of Cotebrook, Tarporley, Cheshire.

Private A Ferns (Age 34) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Ferns, of Lynwood, High Lane, Stockport.

Private Charles Hallows (Age 22) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hallows, of 35, Victoria Rd., Northwich, Cheshire.

Private G Hargreaves 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private G Hinds 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private T Houghton 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Thomas James Jones (Age 25) 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. E. A. Jones, of 22, Church St., Broseley, Salop, and the late James Jones.

Lance Corporal W Rogers 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private H Smith 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private E Thomas (Age 35) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Peter and Elizabeth Thomas, of Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private T Welsh 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Joseph Robert Williams (Age 33) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas Williams, of 120, Tarvin Rd., Chester; husband of Mary Ellen Williams, of 6, North St., Boughton, Chester.

Private John Smith 8th Bn. Chatby Memorial, Egypt.

WW2:

1941 Corporal George Albert Tinkler (Age 24) 5th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Allen and Abigail Tinkler, of Chester.

1945 Private Harry Boswell (Age 26) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Donald Kane (Age 19) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Alexander and Mary Kane, of Glasgow.

1945 Lance Corporal Joseph William Lawley (Age 25) 6th Bn. Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Clarence and Esther Anne Lawley, of Wolverhampton; husband of Iris May Lawley, of Springfields, Wolverhampton.

100 years ago today 14/4/1917: Private Ernest Dean 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Cecil Dodd 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Sydney Goodier 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private William Meek 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Private Alfred Mullins 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.

Corporal George Herbert Rimmer (Age 25) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of George and Elizabeth Rimmer, of 106, Oxton Rd., Birkenhead.

Private Stanley Titterton (Age 19) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of Arthur and Sarah Anne Titterton, of 224, Manchester Rd., Stockport.

Private Alexander Tydd (Age 36) 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France. Son of George and Ann Tydd, of Burwardsley, Chester.

Private J Shaw 11th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.

Lance Corporal Fred Harrop 1st Bn. Canadian Cemetery No.2, Neuville-St. Vaast, France.

Private J J Hammond 1st Bn. La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, France.

Private A Powell 1st Bn. Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France.

Regimental Serjeant Major C Eldridge 1st Bn. Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, France.

Private William John Bristor 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

WW2:

1940 Private Louis Brewer (Age 19) Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Louis and Rosa Brewer, of Bolton.

1945 Corporal Edwin Brown (Age 31) 1st Bn. Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Ethel Brown, of Stalybridge, Cheshire.

1945 Private Sidney Joseph Cawley (Age 32) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of James and Ursula Cawley, of York; husband of Mabel Cawley, of York.

1945 Private Bert Ronald Clements (Age 31) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Alfred John and Elizabeth Clements, of Kingswood, Gloucestershire; husband of Cecilia Kathleen Clements, of Kingswood.

1945 Private Edward Walker Field (Age 23) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Charles and Dinah Field; husband of Florence Kathleen Field, of Bermondsey, London.

1945 Captain Frederick John Francis Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Charles Higham (Age 29) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Charley and Annie Higham, of Liverpool.

1945 Private George Jones (Age 19) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Lance Corporal Stanley George Lovatt (Age 25) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Thomas Madden (Age 29) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Thomas Shaw (Age 32) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Shaw; husband of Doris Shaw, of Winsford, Cheshire.

1945 Private John Wells (Age 28) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

1945 Private Cecil Alfred Whitton (Age 29) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Frederick and Elisa Whitton; husband of Annie Whitton, of Skipton, Yorkshire.

100 years ago today 13/4/1917: Private O Curbishley 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Emma Curbishley, of 17, Stanley Rd., Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private W H Davies 10th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

Private R Davies 1st Bn. Givenchy-En-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez, France.

Private W H Jones 1st Bn. Givenchy-En-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez, France.

Drummer Sidney Walton (Age 18) 1st Bn. Givenchy-En-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery, Souchez, France. Son of William Edward and Clara Walton, of 49, Brook St., Macclesfield.

Private William Hazlitt Kay (Age 23) 1st/4th Bn. Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of John E. and H. Kay, of 225, Conway St., Birkenhead.

Private Fred Barratt (Age 24) 1st/4th Bn. Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Son of Thomas and Mary Ellen Barratt, of Ashcroft Brereton, Sandbach, Cheshire.

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