101 years ago today 27/4/1915: Private James Brearley (Age 32) 1st Bn. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. Husband of Frances Brearley, of 59, Walmsley St., Stalybridge.

Private F Mewett 2nd Bn. Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France.   

Private G Linney 2nd Bn. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Belgium.              

Private J Sloane 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium.   

Private A Triggs 1st Bn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.         

Private Thomas Brooks 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private John McMahon (Age 34) 2nd Bn.                Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Private George Arthur Melling (Age 22) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Mary Elizabeth Melling, of 8, Wetherall St., Levenshulme, Manchester.

Private John Royle 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.          

Private Thomas Screen 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private Arthur Townsend (Age 18) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Mary Ellen Townsend, of 13, Peter St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Lance Serjeant Arthur Woodhouse 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alfred Woodhouse, of 64, Gladstone Rd., Altrincham, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 27/4/1916: Private E Povall 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.        

Private S Wilbraham (Age 26) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilbraham, of Barnston, Cheshire.

Private JH Asher 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Husband of Mary Asher, of 6/52, Jackson St., Birkenhead.

Lance Corporal J Hickman 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.   

Corporal JW Tull 16th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.      

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private John James Connolly (Age 29) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of John and Mary Anne Connolly; husband of Norah Connolly, of Rockferry, Birkenhead.

Private Dennis Duffy (Age 22) 6th Bn. Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. Son of Arthur and R. E. Bocock, of Shaw, Lancashire.

 

VC Winner…

1859: George Richardson of 34th Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Kewane Trans-Gogra, India.

1915: Edward Boyle of HMS E14 (HMS E14) in WW1, Dardanelles, Turkey.

1918: George McKean of 14th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Gavrelle Sector, France.

 

happy birthday…..

1737 – Edward Gibbon (“Rise and Fall….”)

1822 – US Grant

 

101 years ago today 26/4/1915: Company Quartermaster Serjeant Charles Henry Fitter (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Fitter, of 1B, 5, Harding St., Winson Green, Birmingham.

Private John Sarginson 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private Michael Smyth (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of John and Bridget Smyth, of Ballinafid, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Corporal John Francis Whaley (Age 26) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Francis and Ann Whaley, of 78, Oswald St., Blackburn.

Private Fred Wheelton (Age 23) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William and Emily Wheelton, of 17, John St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 26/4/1916: Private Ernest Allen (Age 23) “D” Coy., 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of John Edmund and Clara Allen, of 128, Hall St., Stockport, Cheshire. Native of Dukinfield, Cheshire.

Private R Carroll 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France.         

Private J Laws (Age 20) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of George and Harriet Laws, of Sunderland; Husband of Ada Laws, of 36, Fulwell Rd., Monkwearmouth, Sunderland.

Private John Horan (Age 29) “B” Coy. 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. Husband of Isabella Baker (formerly Horan), of 12, Bembridge St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool.

Private Thomas Bird (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Husband of Elizabeth Wilson (formerly Bird), of 108, Robinson St., Stalybridge.

Private William Henry Jackson 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. 

Private William Loftus 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.

Private Edward Navin (Age 21) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial France. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Navin, of Smithy Yard, Marple Bridge, Stockport; husband of Ethel Fullerton (formerly Navin), of 10, Nelson St., Hyde Rd., West Gorton, Manchester.

Private James Shaw (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of the late Eli and Mary Ann Shaw.

Private R Craven 14th Bn. Whitchurch Cemetery, United Kingdom.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Walter Carley (Age 37) 2nd Bn. Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of William and Bridget Carley; husband of Catherine Carley, of Coventry.

 

VC Winner…

1915: William Cosgrove of Royal Munster Fusiliers in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1915: Charles Doughty-Wylie of Royal Welsh Fusiliers in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1918: James Hewitson of King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) in WW1, Givenchy, France.

1915: Mir Dast of 55th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force) in WW1, Wieltje, Belgium.

1915: William Rhodes-Moorhouse of No. 2 Squadron RFC in WW1, Kortrijk, Belgium.

1915: Issy Smith of Manchester Regiment in WW1, Saint-Julien, Belgium.

1915: Garth Walford of Royal Artillery in WW1, Gallipoli, Turkey.

1944: Norman Jackson of No. 106 Squadron RAF in WW2, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Also…

1933 – The Gestapo founded…. 

happy birthday…..

1894 – Rudolf Hess

 

101 years ago today 24/4/1915: Private F Meredith (Age 20) 5th Bn. Spoilbank Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Elizabeth Meredith, of 42, Buckley St., Macclesfield.

Private G Stead 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery,, Belgium.       

Private John Aston 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.         

Private Harry Coldicott (Age 31) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. J. Caldicott, of Pound Cottages, Hallow Green, Worcester.

Private Robert Wrench (Age 28) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wrench, of 12, Winnington St., Winsford, Cheshire.

 

100 years ago today 24/4/1916: Private Benjamin Jackson (Age 38) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of John Jackson; husband of Mary Jackson, of 34, Ormskirk Rd., Rainford, St. Helens.

Private Robert Stanley Mason 1st Bn. Arras Memorial, France.    

Private Charles Thomas Wood (Age 21) 10th Bn. Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France. Husband of Sarah Wood, of 51, Bridgefield St., Stockport.

Private TE Fleetwood (Age 36) 17th Bn. Dudley Borough Cemetery, United Kingdom.       

Private F Capper (Age 21) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Peter Capper, of 6, Field Rd, Ashton-On-Mersey, Cheshire.

Private Montague Charles Court 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Brother of Mrs. Delury, of 2, Rita Rd., South Lambeth Rd., London.

Private C Hawkins (Age 25) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Mrs. E. Hawkins (now Adams), of 1, Urswick Rd., Lower Clapton, London.

Private Tom Pemberton (Age 19) 10th Bn. Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France. Son of Joseph and Mary Pemberton, of 22, Shrewsbury St., Glossop, Derbyshire.

Private Ernest Ward 1st Garrison Bn. Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar.             

Corporal Thomas Beech 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.              

Corporal Herman Cliff (Age 34) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of the late William and Sarah Ann Cliff.

Private John Fleetwood (Age 24) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Bridget Fleetwood, of 22, Chester St., Liverpool, and the late James Fleetwood.

Private Alfred Hughes 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France.  

Lance Corporal William Skelland (Age 33) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Brother of Mrs Rachel Morgan, of 37, Peel Street, Hale, Cheshire.

Private James Wilson (Age 24) 10th Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of George Thomas and Hannah Wilson, of 35, Church St., Tintwistle, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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.

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.

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

 

VC Winner…

1915: Edward Bellew of 7th Battalion, CEF in WW1, Kerselare, Belgium.

1916: Charles Cowley of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in WW1, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.

1916: Humphrey Firman of SS Julnar in WW1, Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia.

1917: Edward Foster of East Surrey Regiment in WW1, Villers Plouich, France.

1918: Clifford Sadlier of 51st Battalion, AIF in WW1, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

 

Also…

1184BC – Troy falls (maybe)

1916 – Easter Rising, Dublin

1918 – first tank vs. tank battle

1990 – Hubble telescope launched

happy birthday…

1882 – Sir Hugh Dowding, RAF

1906 – William “Lord Haw Haw” Joyce

1928 – Tommy Docherty

 

101 years ago today 19/4/1915: Private F Sidebottom (Age 24) “A” Coy. 1st Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sidebottom, of 70, Set St., Stalybridge.

 

100 years ago today 19/4/1916: Private Harry Davies 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.          

Private Enoch Kinsella 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.        

Private William Edward Palin (Age 21) 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of James and Margaret Palin, of 20, Stafford St., Crewe.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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

 

VC Winner…

1855: Henry MacDonald of Corps of Royal Engineers in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1855: John Park of 77th Regiment of Foot in Crimea, Alma, Crimea.

1917: Ernest Sykes of Northumberland Fusiliers in WW1, Arras, France.

1943: Chhelu Ram of 6th Rajputana Rifles in WW2, Djebel Garci, Tunisia.

Also…

1770 –  Captain James Cook sights Australian coast….I’m glad he did

1839 – Treaty of London guarantees Belgian neutrality (see 1914…”the scrap of paper”)

1943 – Warsaw Ghetto uprising begins

1987 – first episode of The Simpsons (on Tracey Ullman show)

 1989 – gun turret on USS Iowa killing 48

happy birthday….

1917 – Sven Hassel

 

101 years ago today 18/4/1915: Private H Moore 3rd Bn. Barnton Cemetery, United Kingdom.   

Private I Littlemore 1st Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium.  

Serjeant Thomas Edward Bebbington (Age 32) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Hannah Bebbington, of 51, Martin St., Crewe; husband of Marcella Bebbington, of 34, Sandbach St., Crewe, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Gibson 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.  

 

100 years ago today 18/4/1916: Private G French 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Private D Guiray 8th Bn. Basra Memorial Iraq

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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

 

VC Winner…

1916: Edward Baxter of King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in WW1, Blairville, France.

Also…

1942 – Doolittle Raid

1943 – Admiral Yamamoto shot down by US fighters

1945 – RAF 1000 bomber raid against Heligoland (including my Uncle Peter, a flight engineer on Canadian crewed Halifax. Below is the shot taken from his aircraft on that night)

1954 – Nasser seizes power in Egypt

 

101 years ago today 17/4/1915: Private Percy Edward Tiddy (Age 29) 5th Bn. Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Hannah Elizabeth Tiddy, of 113, Foregate St., Chester. Master Draper. Volunteered for active service in Sept., 1914.

Private J Kelly 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.            

Private Alexander Buchanan (Age 19) “A” Coy. 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Alexander and Mary Benjamin Buchanan, of “Tower View,” Gill’S Lane, Pensby, Birkenhead.

Private  M Burke 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.             

Private Charles Robert Henry Griffiths (Age 23) 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Native of Birkenhead. Son of John F. and Elizabeth Griffiths, of 15, Washington St., Liverpool.

Lance Corporal Walter Rowland 1st Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

Private John Thompson (Age 32) 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Hannah Haddock.

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

 

100 years ago today 17/4/1916: Private Thomas Slack 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq.         

Private Samuel Hatton (Age 28) 9th Bn.  Merville Communal Cemetery, France. Husband of Sarah Alice Molloy (formerly Hatton), of 8, Bealey St., Crossley St., Gorton, Manchester.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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

 

VC Winner…

1855: Matthew Dixon of Royal Regiment of Artillery in Crimea, Sevastopol, Crimea.

1942: John Nettleton of No. 44 Squadron RAF in WW2, Augsberg, Germany.

 

 

 

101 years ago today 16/4/1915: Private Harry Taylor 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.

Private Fred Mathison 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.  

Private Michael Patterson 2nd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Father of Eileen Patterson, of 27, Seavill St., Broughton, Chester.

Private Arthur Redfern 2nd Bn.  Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 16/4/1916: Lieutenant John Cullimore Twice MID (Age 21) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of John and Mary E. Cullimore, of Christleton, Chester. Also served at Gallipoli.

Private Francis O’Sullivan (Age 34) “C” Coy. 8th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Daniel O’Sullivan, of Borris, Co. Carlow; husband of Elizabeth O’Sullivan, of 15, Upper Buckingham St., Dublin.

Serjeant S Icke 8th Bn. Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.            

Lance Corporal FA Newling 9th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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

 

VC Winner…

1918: Jack Counter of King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in WW1, Boisieux St. Marc, France.

 

Also….

73 – Masada fall to the Romans

1746 – battle of Culloden

1894 – Manchester City formed (Ardwick AFC)

1912 – Harriet Quimby, first woman to fly over the channel (the day after Titanic sank, not much coverage)…hats off to Harriet

happy birthday…

1918 – Spike Milligan

 

Harriet Quimby (1912)

101 years ago today 15/4/1915: Private Fred Crossland Gregory (Age 34) 1st Bn. Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Gregory George and Anne Gregory; husband of Sarah Alice Gregory, of 80, Stamford Park Rd., Hale, Cheshire.

Private J Owen 2nd Bn. Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, Belgium.       

Private W Brownhill 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium.

 

100 years ago today 15/4/1916: Private H Newton (Age 24) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Joseph and Martha Newton, of Bank View, Goostrey, Crewe.

Private George Roughley (Age 33) 9th Bn. Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of Richard and Jane Roughley, of 19, Digmore, Upholland, Wigan.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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.            

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

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.

 

VC Winner…

1858: William Cafe of 56th Bengal Native Infantry in Indian Mutiny, Fort Ruhya, India.

1858: James Davis of 42nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Fort Ruhya, India.

1858: Samuel Morley of Military Train in Indian Mutiny, Azumgurh, India.

1858: Michael Murphy of Military Train in Indian Mutiny, Azumgurh, India.

1858: John Simpson of 42nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Fort Ruhya, India.

1858: Edward Spence of 42nd Regiment of Foot in Indian Mutiny, Fort Ruhya, India.

1917: Charles Pope of 11th Battalion, AIF in WW1, Louveral, France.

 

Also…

1865 – President Abraham Lincoln assassinated (shot night before at theatre)

1912 – Titanic sinks

1942 – Malta awarded GC

1945 – Bergen-Belsen KL liberated

1952 – maiden flight of B-52

1989 – Hillsborough disaster

2013 – Boston marathon bombing

happy birthday…

1452 – Leonardo Da Vinci

 

 

 

101 years ago today 14/4/1915: Private J Campbell 13th Bn. Stroud Old Cemetery, United Kingdom.

100 years ago today 14/4/1916: Private James Milhench (Age 30) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Husband of Alice Milhench, of 231, Wigan Rd., Leigh, Lancs.

Private Arthur Podmore (Age 22) 8th Bn. Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Son of Edwin and Mary Ellen Podmore, of 228, Moseley Rd., Fallowfield, Manchester.

Lieutenant Arnold Mathews MID (Age 21) 14th Bn. Basra Memorial, Iraq. Son of Frank Edward and Ethel Mathews, of Welsh Row House, Nantwich, Cheshire.

Private Edward Bolton 1st Bn. Roclincourt Valley Cemetery, France.        

Serjeant Archie Clement Dutton (Age 22) 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue   France. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Gertrude Dutton, of The Moselle, John St., Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

Private Joseph Wyatt (Age 23) “B” Coy. 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France. Son of Joseph and Isabella Wyatt, of 14, Bateson St., Newbridge Lane, Stockport.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Captain Frederick John Francis Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

 

VC Winner…

1918: John Crowe of Worcestershire Regiment in WW1, Neuve Eglise, Belgium.

1917: John Ormsby of King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) in WW1, Favet, France.

Happy birthday…

1932 – Loretta Lynn

 

101 years ago today 12/4/1915: Private F Fawkner (Age 18) 1st/7th Bn. Macclesfield Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Albert and Susannah Fawkner, of 42, Coronation St., Macclesfield.

Private Peter William (Age 22) 1st Bn. Tuileries British Cemetery, Belgium. Husband of Hannah Bell, of 167, Brook St., Birkenhead.

 

100 years ago today 12/4/1916: Second Lieutenant Harold Mansfield (Age 22) 1st Bn. Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Son of James Taylor Mansfield and Mary Alice Mansfield, of Crewe.

Private Thomas Spencer (Age 35) 1st Bn. Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Native of Middleton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private Frank Webb 2nd Bn. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya  .

1943: Captain William Edward Sutton Lees (Age 26) 6th Bn. Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. Son of William and Kathleen A. Lees, of Bramhall, Cheshire.

Private Albert Thomas (Age 22) 6th Bn. Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. Son of Frederick John and Nell Stockley, of Feltham. Middlesex.

1944: Lance Serjeant George Summer Hewitt (Age 25) 7th Bn. Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. Son of George Edward and Eva Eliza Hewitt, Of Hoole, Chester. Freeman of the city of Chester.

1945: Private Harry Broadley (Age 23) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Harry and Holly Broadley, of Barnsley, Yorkshire.

Lieutenant Leslie Hilton Kershaw MID (Age 27) Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands. Son of Wilfred and Elizabeth Edna Kershaw, of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire.

Private Thomas Maguire (Age 26) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of T. G. and Martha H. Maguire, of Warrington, Lancashire.

Private Leonard Cyril Rookes (Age 18) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

Private Sam Wright (Age 18) 1st Bn. Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. Son of Beatrice Wright, of Osmondthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire.

 

VC Winner…

1917: John Cunningham of Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment in WW1, Bois-en-Hache, France.

1915: Robert Morrow of Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria’s) in WW1, Messines, Belgium.

1916: Shahamad Khan of 89th Punjab Regiment in WW1, Beit Ayeesa, Mesopotamia.

1915: George Wheeler of 7th Hariana Lancers in WW1, Shaiba, Mesopotamia.

Also…

1861 – Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, Charleston…starting American Civil War

happy birthday…

1947 – Tom Clancy