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

also…

1856 – Queen Victoria issues warrent to establish Victoria Cross

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.

also…

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…

98 years ago today 24/1/1918: Private J Hammond 12th Bn. Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Albert Grindey (Age 24) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Ernest William and Isabell May Grindey, of Upper Hulme, Staffordshire.

VC Winners….

1865: Hugh Shaw of 18th Regiment of Foot in Second Taranaki War, Nukumaru, New Zealand.

also…

41 – Caligula assassinated

1972 – Sgt. Yokoi of Japanese Army found hiding in Guam (left over from WW2)

happy birthday…

76 – Emprorer Hadrian

1891 – Field Marshal Walter Model

1941 – Neil Diamond

99 years ago today 23/1/1917: Private JF Pink 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord. France.

Private  F Thompson 13th Bn. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord. France.

Private  E Morgan (Age 21) 6th Bn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mr. J. Morgan, of 1, Woodhouse Lane, Horsehay, Salop.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1941: Private Albert Edward Watkins 4th Bn. Manchester Southern Cemetery, United Kingdom.

1944: Serjeant Albert Edwin Cunliffe (Age 25) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of James Percy and Charlotte Elizabeth Cunlilfe, of Stockport, Cheshire; husband of Marjorie Cunliffe, of Stockport.

Lance Serjeant Frederick James Dodd (Age 23) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Joseph and Frances Elizabeth Dodd, of Winsford, Cheshire.

VC Winners….

1945: Eric Harden of Royal Army Medical Corps in WW2, Brachterbeek, the Netherlands

1944: George Mitchell of London Scottish in WW2, Damiano Ridge, Italy

Also….

1900 – Battle of Spion Kop (Boer War)

1967 – Milton Keynes!!

Happy birthday….

1919 – Bob Paisley (Liverpool manager)

100 years ago today 22/1/1916: Private James Harrison 2nd Garrison Bn. Birkenhead (Flaybrick Hill) Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Private Harry Goodwin (Age 21) 1st Bn. Chipilly Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Francis William and Lydia Goodwin, of Chesterfield.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1940: Private Ralph Marsh (Age 39) 8th (H.D.) Bn. Leigh Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Richard and Esther Marsh; husband of Mary Marsh, of Leigh.

VC Winners…Zulu War (of course)

1879: Nevill Coghill of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Isandlwana, Zululand

1879: Teignmouth Melvill of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Isandlwana, Zululand

1879: Samuel Wassall of 80th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Isandlwana, Zululand

1879: William Allan of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: Gonville Bromhead of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: John Chard of Royal Engineers of Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: James Dalton of Commissariat Department, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: Frederick Hitch of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: Alfred Hook of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: Robert Jones of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: William Jones of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: James Reynolds Army Medical Department, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: Christian Schiess 3rd Natal Native Contingent, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

1879: John Williams of 24th Regiment of Foot, Battle of Rorke’s Drift, Natal Colony

(c) National Army Museum; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation

101 years ago today 21/1/1915: Private H Clarke (Age 25) 11th Bn. Bournemouth East Cemetery, United Kingdom. Husband of L. Clarke, of 2, Flixton Place, Hope Hill, Stockport.

100 years ago today 21/1/1916: Private  John Edward Kelly (Age 45) 1st Bn. Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France. Son of John and Ann Kelly, of Stockport; husband of Elizabeth Ann Kelly, of 2, Dunstan’S Court, Angel St., Higher Hillgate, Stockport.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Private Albert Burgess (Age 23) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Burgess, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

Lieutenant John Brett Davey (age 25) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Lt.-Col. Charles William Brett Davey and Patricia Davey, of Woodmancote, Gloucestershire.

VC Winners…

1864: Frederick Smith of 43rd Regiment of Foot in Tauranga Campaign, Tauranga, New Zealand.

1874: Samuel McGaw of 42nd Regiment of Foot in First Ashanti Expedition, Amoaful, Ashanti.

1916: Lala of 41st Dogras in WW1, El Orah, Mesopotamia.

1916: John Sinton of Indian Medical Service in WW1, Orah Ruins, Mesopotamia.

also…

1887 – 465mm (18.3″) of rain fell here in Brisbane

happy birthday….

1824 – Stonewall Jackson

1924 – Benny Hill

100 years ago today 20/1/1916: Private W Carnaby 9th Bn. St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, France.

Lance Corporal Joseph Lee (Age 36) No. 4 Coy. 13th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son Of William Thomas Lee, of Rock Ferry; husband of Eliza Ellen Lee, of 53, Ebenezer St., Rock Ferry, Cheshire.

Private George Leonard (Age 22) 13th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of the late George and Elizabeth Leonard, of Hoole, Chester.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1945: Private Robert Taylor (Age 39) Dunkirk Memorial, France.

also…

1942 – Wannsee Conference, final solution discussed…..although Holocaust was well underway by this point in the war, this meeting was very imprtant and idetified all the jews of Europe (13,000,000-ish).

happy birthday…

1896 – George Burns

1899 – Clarice Cliff (wonderful ceramic designer)

1920 – DeForest Kelley (aka Dr. McCoy from Star Trek)

1930 – Buzz Aldrin

100 years ago today 19/1/1916: Private Thomas Cawley (Age 39) “C” Coy. 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of the late Thomas and Mary Cawley, of Birkenhead; husband of Ada Davies (formerly Cawley), of 11, Nevison St., Edge Hill, Liverpool.

Private Charles Dean (Age 37) 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Dinah Dean; husband of Elizabeth Ellen Dean, of 54, Ledward St., Winsford, Cheshire.

Private William John Elson (Age 25) 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Mrs. Alice Elson, of 8, Peter St., Crewe.

Private Thomas Henry Palin (Age 23) “B” Coy. 11th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of the late Thomas and Annie Palin, of Crewe.

Lance Corporal Charles William Goodall (Age 23) 13th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of William and Rosa Goodall, of Wallrake, Heswall, Cheshire.

Private Wilfred John Arthur Hall (Age 24) 13th Bn. Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Arthur and Annie Hall, of 18, Selby Rd., West Bridgford, Nottingham.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Corporal John Hind (Age 25) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Herbert and Emma Hind, of Stockport, Cheshire; Husband of Elsie Hind, of Stockport.

Private Frank Lawton (Age 41) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Mary Ester Lawton.

Private John Leeson (Age 27) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of John Thomas Leeson and Jane Leeson; husband of Ivy Leeson, of Wheelock, Cheshire.

Private Joshua Thomas Whitehouse (Age 38) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Arthur and Rachel Whitehouse; husband of Rhoda Whitehouse, of Bellingham, London.

1947: Private Frederick Siddall Munster Heath War Cemetery, Germany

VC Winner…

1945: Sher Shah of 16th Punjab Regiment in WW2, Kyeyebyin, Burma.

also….

1915 – Zeppelins bomb Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn

1945 – Soviet forces liberate Lodz Ghetto

happy birthday…

1736 – James Watt

1807 – Robert E. Lee

1809 – Edger Allan Poe

101 years ago today 18/1/1915: Private HJ Darlington 11th Bn. Chester (Overleigh) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mr. J. Darlington; husband of E. A. Darlington, of 7, Gloucester St., Chester.

Private T Edwards (Age 24) 5th Bn. Hale Cemetery, United Kingdom. Son of Mrs. Sarah Edwards, of 29, Mayors Rd., Altrincham.

100 years ago today 18/1/1916: Lance Corporal  S Higginbottam 1st Bn.   Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, France

Private Arthur Yates (Age 23) “C” Coy. 5th Bn. Villers-Bocage Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Thomas and Emma Yates, of Burnage, Manchester.

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1944: Lieutenant Norman John George Bowring (Age 28) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of George and Florence Bowring; Husband of Muriel Emma Bowring, of Acton, Middlesex.

Private David Mitchell (Age 28) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Barnett and Annie Mitchell; husband of Dorothy May Mitchell, of Wandsworth, London.

Private William Christopher Seeley (Age 23) 6th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Samuel and Jessie Seeley, of Stamford Hill, London.

Private Frederick Taylor (age 26) 7th Bn.                Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Fredrick and Ellen Taylor, of Manchester; husband of Joan Violet Taylor, of West Gorton, Manchester.

Private Leslie Wabe (Age 38) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of William and Anne Wabe; husband of Margery Wabe, of Marham, Norfolk.

Private James Christopher Wood (Age 27) 7th Bn. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Maj. Dain Wood and Martha Elizabeth Wood, of Bradford, Manchester.

1945: Corporal William Edward Kelly (Age 41) Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, United Kingdom

Corporal Louis Henry Sparks (Age 26) Whipton (All Saints) Churchyard, United Kingdom. Son of Walter George and Kathleen Sparks, of St. Thomas, Exeter.

VC Winners…

1942: Charles Anderson of 2/19th Battalion, AIF in WW2, Muar, Malaya.

1945: Dennis Donnini of Royal Scots Fusiliers in WW2, Stein, (Selfkant) Germany.

1944: Alec Horwood of Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in WW2, Kyauchaw, Burma.

also…

1788 – first bits of First Fleet arive in Botany Bay

1943 – Warsaw Ghetto uprising

100 years ago today 17/1/1916: Private  S Hankey 10th Bn. Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium

Meanwhile in World War 2:

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.

VC Winners…

1858: David Spence of 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers in Indian Mutiny, Shunsabad, India.

1874: Reginald Sartorius of 6th Bengal Cavalry in First Ashanti Expedition, Abogu, Ashanti.

1885: Alfred Smith of Royal Regiment of Artillery in Sudan Campaign, Abu Klea, Sudan.

also….

1912 – Captain Robert Scott reaches South Pole…..one month after Amundsen

1945 – Raoul Wallenberg taken into custody by Soviets

happy birthday…

1863 – David Lloyd George

1871 – David Beatty

1899 – Al Capone

1942 – Muhammad Ali