100 years ago today 17/1/1917: Corporal J C Cartwright 13th Bn. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery, Belgium.

Private George Colson Aslatt (Age 23) MM 10th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of Emma Aslatt, of The Butchers Arms, Tilston, Malpas, Cheshire.

Private William Queeney (Age 51) Brookwood 1914-1918 Memorial, United Kingdom.

 

WW2: 1944: Lieutenant William Richard Morton (Age 29) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Jessie Morton, of Hyde, Cheshire. Chartered Accountant.

Private Albert Edward Tiltman (Age 29) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Alfred Edward Tiltman, and of Violet Ethel Tiltman, of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

 

 

also…

1912 – Robert Falcon Scott reaches South Pole, a month after Amundsen

 

101 years ago today 15/10/1915: Private George Henry Clarke (Age 33) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Esther Clarke, of 21, Chorley Hall Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Native of Alderley Edge.

Serjeant John Dalton (Age 30) 2nd Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Brother of Josephine York, of 309, Leeds Rd., Bradford, Yorks.

Private J S Aimson 9th Bn. Le Treport Military Cemetery, France.

Lance Corporal Gerard Postings (Age 25) “A” Coy. 10th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Joseph and Sarah Ellen Postings, of 4, Newton St., Stalybridge.

 

100 years ago today 15/10/1916: Private F Pynn (Age 19) 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Rosa Lloyd, of St. Handbridge, Chester.

Private Thomas Hume Dunlop (Age 36) 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of The Rev. Thomas Dunlop, of Bootle, Lancs.

Serjeant W Bailey 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France.

Lance Corporal James Marshall (Age 29) 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Harriet Foster (Formerly Marshall), of 47A Back, Victoria St., Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Alexander Notman 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private James Dicken (Age 28) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery Italy Son of Arthur and Mary Dicken; Husband of Henrietta Dicken, Of Selby, Yorkshire.

1943: Private John James Kelly (Age 21) 6th Bn. Naples War Cemetery Italy Son of Walter and Henrietta Kelly, Of Liverpool.

1944: Lieutenant Colonel Norman Travers Hankin (Age 34) Heliopolis War Cemetery Egypt Son of Seymer and Ethel Hankin; Husband of Sonia Rodney Hankin. B.A.(Oxon.).

 

VC Winner…

1918: Roland Elcock Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) WW1 Capelle St. Catherine, France

Also…

1894 – Alfred Dreyfus arrested for spying

happy birthday…

1881 – PG Wodehouse

 

102 years ago today 14/10/1914: Private James Henry Cooper (Age 22) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of James Cooper, of Cricket St., Denton, Manchester; Husband of Nellie Moores (Formerly Cooper), of 34, Clarendon St., Hyde, Cheshire.

Private James Dunn 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.

Corporal Francis Charles Norman (Age 31) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of Henry and Catherine Norman, of 33, Alcombe Rd., Northampton.

Private Joseph Robinson (Age 20) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late James and Eliza Robinson; Husband of Rebecca Mary Robinson, of 289, Brook St., Birkenhead.

Private Francis Warren (Age 34) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late Samuel and Mary Warren; Husband of Ethel Warren, of 3, Croyden St., Salford, Manchester.

 

100 years ago today 14/10/1916: Private J T Prydderch 15th Bn. Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lance Corporal George Edgar Austin (Age 21) 10th Bn. Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. Husband of Hannah Austin, of 47, Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich.

Private Walter Henry Nicholson (Age 33) 11th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France. Son of Marian and the late William Nicholson, of Hoxton, London.

Private William Parr 10th Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Husband of E. M. Parr, of 17, Edward St., Newcastle-On-Tyne.

Second Lieutenant P S Chattaway (Age 20) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Frederick Daniel and Elizabeth Chattaway, of 151, Woodstock Rd., Oxford. Scholar of Eton and Christ Church.

Lieutenant Vernon Rains Holmes (Age 24) M C 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Arthur Edmund and Hannah Maria Holmes, of 29, Manley Rd., Whalley Range, Manchester.

Private Howard Bryant (Age 20) “C” Coy. 6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant, of 22, Christie St., Hempshaw Lane, Stockport. Born At Leicester.

Private W A Forster (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Husband of Lily Forster, of 16, Design St., Bolton.

Private F Garside 6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France.

Private Ralph Lomas (Age 28) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of John and Mary Lomas, of Romiley, Stockport.

Private G C Sheldon (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon, of 2, Chestergate, Stockport.

Private James Carney 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Harold Hewitt 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Harry Jackson (Age 22) 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Fanny Jackson (Nee Stubbs), of 92, Duncan Rd., Longsight, Manchester.

Private Ambrose Morris (Age 19) (3745). 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. M. S. Morris, of 21, Grove Rd., Millbrook, Stalybridge, Cheshire.

Private T Yarwood 13th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

Private John G. Dooley (Age 20) 6th Bn. Caserta War Cemetery Italy Son of Martin and Mary A. Dooley, Of Sale, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1858: Hanson Jarrett 26th Bengal Native Infantry Indian Mutiny Baroun, India

1899: Charles FitzClarence Royal Fusiliers 2nd Boer War Mafeking, South Africa

1915: Geoffrey Vickers Sherwood Foresters WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France

1918: James McPhie Corps of Royal Engineers WW1 Aubencheul-au-Bac, France

1918: James Johnson Northumberland Fusiliers WW1 Wez Macquart, France

1918: John O’Neill Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment WW1 Moorsele, Belgium

1918: Martin Moffat Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment WW1 Ledegem, Belgium

1918: Thomas Ricketts Royal Newfoundland Regiment WW1 Ledeghem, Belgium

 

Also…

1066 – Battle of Hastings

1943 – prisoners escape from Sobibor

1943 – Schweinfurt raid by US 8th Air Force with heavy losses

1944 – Erwin Rommel commits suicide

 

Happy birthday…

1890 – Dwight D Eisenhower

1925 -Clancy Lyall (my friend on facebook until we lost this gent…cheers mate)

1927 – Roger Moore

1965 – Steve Coogan

 

102 years ago today 13/10/1914: Private William George Bartlett (Age 32) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Sarah Hatton, of 42, Brook St., Hazel Grove, Stockport.

Private Luke Bradley (Age 25) 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France. Son of the late Patrick Joseph and Catherine Bradley; Husband of the late Sarah Ellen Bradley, of 28, Baker St., Heaton Norris, Stockport.

Private Albert Edward Cartlidge 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.

Corporal Thomas Goodwin 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.

Private Herbert Hewitt 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.

Private William Holmes 1st Bn. Le Touret Memorial, France.

 

101 years ago today 13/10/1915: Private William Ernest Goodier (Age 24) “A” Coy. 10th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. Son of William and Elizabeth Goodier, of 22, Hawthorne Cottages, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 13/10/1916: Private C New (Age 18) 13th Bn. Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Charles and Harriet New, of Mill Terrace, Rode Heath, Stoke-On-Trent.

Private R Hesketh 15th Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

Private Frederick Brady (Age 18) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of John and Jessie Brady, of 43, Carrington Field St., Hillgate, Stockport.

Private H Garner (Age 19) 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Silas and Mary Ann Garner, of 65, Kimberley St., Stockport.

Private T Matthews 6th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France.

Private E Lord 6th Bn. Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Private Percy Smith (Age 22) 11th Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Son of John George and Martha Smith, of Carr Farm, Saughall Massie, Birkenhead.

Private John Casey (Age 48) 13th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late James Casey, of Blarney, Co. Cork; Husband of the late Kate Casey.

Private W Albinson 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

Private John Smith (Age 23) 7th Bn. Bari War Cemetery Italy Son of John and Doris Smith.

Corporal John Cameron (Age 51) Heswall (St. Peter) Churchyard United Kingdom Son of Alexander and Margaret Cameron; Husband of Edith Mary Cameron, Of Heswall.

 

VC Winner…

1900: Edward Brown 14th Hussars 2nd Boer War Geluk, South Africa

1915: James Dawson Corps of Royal Engineers WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France

1918: Harry Wood Scots Guards WW1 St. Python, France

 

Happy birthday…

1925 – Margaret Thatcher

1925 – Lenny Bruce

 

102 years ago today 11/10/1914: Company Serjeant Major H Rossington 1st Bn. Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

 

101 years ago today 11/10/1915: Private R Waring 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France.

Private Frank Spencer (Age 25) 1st Bn. Corbie Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Spencer, of Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire; Husband of Mrs. S. E. Spencer, of 71, St. Kilda St., Belfast.

Lance Corporal R Harding 2nd Bn. Phalempin Communal Cemetery, France.

 

100 years ago today 11/10/1916: Private S H Baynton 2nd Bn. Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.

Captain Henry Maxwell (Age 22) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas Henry Maxwell, K.C., and Isabella Maxwell (Nee Pollock), of Springfield Lodge, Foxrock, Co. Dublin.

Second Lieutenant Robert James Roberts (Age 22) 14th Bn. attd. 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of John and Anne Roberts, of Fferam Gorniog, Pentraeth, Menai Bridge, Anglesey.

Private Patrick Burke 1st Bn. Peterborough Old (Broadway) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private James Wallace Beattie (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William Beattie, of 1, South Hill Rd., Birkenhead, and the late Sarah Jane Beattie.

Private J Rowlinson 11th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

Private Robert Edward Gateley (Age 31) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of Richard and Elizabeth Gateley, Of Birkenhead; Husband of Esther Gateley, Of Birkenhead.

Private Fred Higgs (Age 24) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Higgs, Of Willenhall, Staffordshire.

Private James Hubert Howarth (Age 26) 7th Bn. Sangro River War Cemetery Italy Son of James Herbert and Edith Howarth, Of Knutsford, Cheshire; Husband of Violet Howarth, Of Knutsford.

Lieutenant Hugh Charles Lea-Wilson (Age 27) Minturno War Cemetery Italy Son of The Revd. Cuthbert Arthur Lea-Wilson, M.A., and Of Margaret Edith Annette Lea-Wilson, Of Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man.

 

VC Winner…

1855: William Rickard HMS Weser Crimea Sea of Azov, Crimea

1855: John Commerell HMS Weser Crimea Sea of Azov, Crimea

1915: John Raynes Royal Field Artillery WW1 Béthune, France

1918: Wallace Algie 1st Battalion, CEF WW1 Cambrai, France

Happy birthday….

1738 – Arthur Phillip

1957 – Dawn French

 

 

101 years ago today 10/10/1915: Private T Hazlehurst 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France.

Private John William Edwards (Age 18) 1st Bn. Norfolk Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France. Son of James and Sarah Ann Edwards, of 16, John St., Worksop, Notts. Native of Woodend, Worksop.

 

100 years ago today 10/10/1916: Private M Mulholland 11th Bn. Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, France.

Private W Finnigan 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.

Private J Leather 10th Bn. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France.

Private A Cross 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Serjeant Ernest Davies (Age 19) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. Emma Davies, of 37, Pool St., Sutton, Macclesfield.

Lance Corporal J Dudley 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Private William Garner (Age 22) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of William and Maria Garner, of 12, Grenville St., Brinksway, Stockport.

Private J R Hughes (Age 30) 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs. Catherine Yardley, of 117, Betton Abbotts, Shrewsbury.

Corporal J H Williams 13th Bn. Courcelette British Cemetery, France.

Private T H Davies (Age 18) 2nd Bn. Doiran Memorial, Greece. Son of Thomas Henry and Margaret Davies, of 2, Cumberland Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Private I Buckley 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mr. I. Buckley, of 21, Stanley Rd., Knutsford, Cheshire.

Private A Coombs 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mrs. A. Furnival, of 30, Grosvenor Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Goulding (Age 20) 5th Bn. Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France. Son of George and Emma Goulding, of 25, Churton Rd., Chester.

Private James Penlington (Age 29) 10th Bn. Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-La Boisselle, France. Son of James and Ellen Penlington, of Bohon-Le-Moors, Bolton.

Private Wilfred Bosson (Age 19) 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Grandson of Mrs. E. Bosson, of Hope Cottage, Willaston, Nantwich, Cheshire.

Private S T Smith (Age 20) 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Thomas and Clara Smith, of 1, New Cottage, Bitterley, Ludlow, Salop.

Corporal R Wills 13th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France.

Private Ernest Hamilton 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Fred Harris (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of George and Mary Gregory Harris, of 1 Swan St., Broseley, Salop.

Serjeant Joseph Hulse (Age 27) “B” Coy. 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Husband of Florence May Hulse, of Spealmans Cottages, Frodsham Bridge, Cheshire.

Private George Rowbotham 11th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Samuel Rustage 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Walter Summerfield (Age 26) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Louisa Summerfield, of Gatley Green Cottage, Nether Alderley, Crewe.

Private S Ashmore 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Lieutenant William Hunter (Age 21) 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of John Hunter, of 5, Tay St., Newburgh, Fifeshire.

Corporal F J Shaw (Age 29) 10th Bn. Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Husband of F. J. Shaw, of 61, Chester Rd., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1939: Private John Scanlan (Age 25) 5th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Mary K. Scanlan, and StepSon of William Wilson, Of Boughton, Chester.

1944: Private Charles Jack Cleal (Age 20) 2nd Bn. Jonkerbos War Cemetery Netherlands Son of Richard E. A. and Edith Cleal; Husband of Freda P. Cleal, Of Cinderford, Gloucestershire.

 

VC Winner…

1857: John Freeman 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny Agra, India

 

happy birthday…

1825 – Paul Kruger

1947 – Giant Haystacks

101 years ago today 9/10/1915:

NIL

 

100 years ago today 9/10/1916: Serjeant James William Horton (Age 19) 10th Bn. Cayeux Military Cemetery, France. Son of John and Eleanor Horton, of 18, Porter St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Private T Devitt 15th Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

Lance Serjeant T Johnstone 16th Bn. Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.

Private F J Carlisle (Age 36) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Carlisle, of 17, Warwick Drive, Wallasey, Cheshire. Native of Warrington.

Private P Ellis 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Mrs. M. A. Ellis, of Thingwall Hill, Barnston, Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal Edward Evan Jones (Age 34) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Jones of 184 New Chester Road, Port Sunlight, Cheshire.

Private Harold David Jones (Age 28) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of the late John and Mary Jones, of Liverpool.

Private E Ollerenshaw (Age 31) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Edwin and Sarah Ollerenshaw, of 17, Knowl St., Stalybridge.

Private Merrill Price (Age 25) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of John and Sarah Jane Price, of 20, Church St., Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal William Price (Age 22) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of James and B.S. Price, of 35, Lee Rd., Hoylake, Cheshire.

Private Albert Shaw (Age 23) 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of William and Jane Arm Shaw, of 57, Ivy Cottage, Turncroft Lane, Stockport.

Private G C Vost 10th Bn. Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Husband of Mrs. A. Vost, of Foxley View, Broom Edge, Lymm, Warrington.

Private E Reynolds (Age 33) 10th Bn. Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, France. Son of Mrs. Sarah Reynolds, of 97, Exmouth St., Birkenhead.

Private J Cartwright (Age 20) 10th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of John and Catherine Cartwright, of 20, Thomas St., Birkenhead.

Private Herbert Sidney Flaxman (Age 31) 10th Bn. Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Son of Ben Flaxman, of Honing, Worstead, Norwich.

Private Thomas Earlam (Age 31) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France. Son of Samuel and Hannah Earlam, of 62, Lydyett Lane, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire.

Private Arthur Bayley (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Margaret Bayley, of 48, Hoviley, Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Frank Beard (Age 23) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Ellen Beard, of 105, Padfield Main Rd., Hadfield, Manchester.

Lance Corporal Thomas Bennett (Age 20) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John Thomas and Alice Louisa Bennett, of 113, Hall St., Glossop.

Private Albert Blything (Age 41) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of the late E. Blything, of 43, Frithley St., Birkenhead; Husband of the late Mary Williams (Formerly Blything), of 3, Tower Rd., Higher Tranmere, Birkenhead.

Private Frederick Arthur Bownas (Age 19) “B” Coy. 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Only Son of Martha Bownas, of 13, Marshall St., Birkenhead, and the late Michael Bownas.

Private Frank Bryning (Age 19) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bryning, of 284, The Village, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire.

Private Harry Burslam (Age 29) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Robert and Emma Burslam.

Lance Serjeant Edward Corns (Age 19) 9th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Edward Corns, of 6, Stafford Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead.

Private Robert Springate Eckersley (Age 21) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Ann Eckersley, of 8, Edward St., Stoneclough, Manchester.

Private Harold Hilditch (Age 25) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of George and Elizabeth Hilditch, of 22, Tindal St., Fall River, Mass., U.S.A.

Private Charles William Hodkinson (Age 18) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William and Agnes Hodkinson, of 51, Patten St., Birkenhead.

Private Thomas Walter Holmes 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Henry Lloyd (Age 23) “C” Coy. 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. M. Lloyd, of 6, St. John’S Hill, Ellesmere, Salop.

Private Jack Mackenzie 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private George Percival (Age 36) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of William and Margaret Percival, of 7, Reform St., Ellesmere Port. Wirral, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Povey 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Arthur Robinson 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Serjeant Robert Robinson 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Walter Rodgers 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Sidney Rogers 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Joseph Sharrocks (Age 20) 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Sharrocks, of 20, Vale Rd., Reddish, Stockport.

Private John Stapleton 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Thomas Stott 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private James Warrington 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private George Wood 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private T Fenlon (Age 27) 10th Bn. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas and Mary Fenlon. Born At Birkenhead.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Harold Sykes (Age 32) 6th Bn. Caserta War Cemetery Italy Son of Frederick and Ethel Sykes; Husband of Margaret Sykes, Of Stalybridge, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1862: George Hinckley Naval Brigade Taiping Rebellion Fenghua, China

1917: William Clamp Green Howards WW1 Poelcapelle, Belgium

1917: John Rhodes Grenadier Guards WW1 Houthulst Forest, Belgium

1917: Joseph Lister Lancashire Fusiliers WW1 Ypres, Belgium

1917: John Molyneux Royal Fusiliers WW1 Langemarck, Belgium

1917: Frederick Dancox Worcestershire Regiment WW1 Boesinghe Sector, Belgium

1918: William Holmes Grenadier Guards WW1 Cattenieres, France

 

Happy birthday…

1859 – Alfred Dreyfus

1936 – Brian Blessed

1966 – David Cameron