British flying ace, Lt Alan Jerrard

30 Mar 1918, British flying ace, Lt Alan Jerrard, engaged in heroic combat, then shot down & taken captive in Italy. His Sopwith Camel had 163 bullet holes! Awarded Victoria Cross. Educated at oundle school & unibirmingham. Enlisted S Staffordshire Regt then into RFC. Died 1968.

 

WW1 Hospital Ship

30 Mar 1917, WW1 Hospital Ship, The Gloucester Castle, torpedoed on the route from Havre to Southampton. 399 patients, including 300 cot cases, onboard. All were saved by other ships, but 3 died during transfer. The ship was eventually towed into port. Sunk in South Atlantic by Germans in 1942.

 

President Zia Dies In Air Crash in 1988

 President Zia Dies In Air Crash in 1988

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Hanged 1979 , Death Sparks Rioting In Kashmir

 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Hanged 1979 , Death Sparks  Rioting In Kashmir

Accused In Mahatma Gandhi Murder Case Smiling In Court in 1948

 Accused In Mahatma Gandhi Murder Case Smiling In Court

Ostriches In Government Garden , Karachi

 Ostriches In Government Garden , Karachi

Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs

29 Mar 1917, Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, admitted in Reichstag that his telegram to ambassador von Eckardt was genuine & it was the nation’s intention to propose an alliance with Mexico against the US. A key factor in the US declaring war on 6 April.

 

Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast.

28 Mar 1915, on way from Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast. 104 of 242 on board died, including US citizen Leon Thrasher. The event is sometimes known as the ‘Thrasher incident’. Cargo included 13 tons of cartridges & gun cotton.

Brig-Gen Harry Fulton

29 Mar 1918, Brig-Gen Harry Fulton CMG DSO, Commander NewZealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, aged 48. Buried Doullens Military Cemetery. Born India. The family emigrated to NZ. 1892, enlisted in British Army. Fought in 2nd Boer War & in WW1 in German Samoa, N Africa & Flanders.

Boris Becker - Famous German Tennis Star

Boris Becker is accused of failing to hand over 9 trophies, including 2 of his 3 Wimbledon singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, his 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies, and his Davis Cup trophy and a gold coin. Becker was trying to shore up assets by selling the silverware.

Ancestral House of Bhagat Singh In Khatkar Kalan , Punjab

 

Young Bhagat Singh at The Age of 13

 

1923 :: Bhagat Singh In National College Lahore, Can Be Seen Standing Fourth From Right

 

Poster of Hunger Strike by Bhagat Singh, Slogan Coined by Bhagat Singh, Printed by National Art Press, Anarkali, Lahore

 

The Spot Where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru And Sukhdev Were Hanged In 1931

 

Bhagat Singh Under Arrest at Lahore Railway Police Station

 Bhagat Singh Under Arrest at Lahore Railway Police Station

Death Warrant of Bhagat Singh

 

Freedom Fighter Sardar Kishan Singh ( Father of Bhagat Singh )

 Freedom Fighter Sardar Kishan Singh ( Father of Bhagat Singh )

1950s :: HAL Airport , Bangalore

 

Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil

Night of 21 Mar 1917, on way from Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil, was torpedoed by German U-Boat off the Dutch coast. Of 41 crew, 22 survived rescued by Dutch torpedo-boat & trawler, after exposure to freezing weather.

Marseille to Alexandria carrying horse fodder, British SS Minneapolis was torpedoed by U-35, 195 miles from Malta. 167 rescued, 12 died.

 23 March 1916, while going from Marseille to Alexandria carrying horse fodder, British SS Minneapolis was torpedoed by U-35, 195 miles from Malta. 167 rescued, 12 died. Ship remained afloat. Attempt made to tow her to Malta but she sank on 25 March. Pre WW1 made 155 Atlantic trips.

Montagne Bridge, France,

23/24 Mar 1918, Montagne Bridge, France, the post of Lt Alfred Herring, Northants Regt, surrounded. He & his men counter-attacked & captured 20 prisoners & 6 machine-guns. Held off the enemy for 11 hours. Won VC. Became PoW & presented to Kaiser. Enlisted Dec 1914. Accountant. Died 1966.

HS Tabora, a German hospital ship

26 March 1916, HS Tabora, a German hospital ship, sunk in the port of Dar es Salaam, by RN battleship Vengeance & protected cruisers Challenger & Hyacinth, & Royal Australian Navy light cruiser Pioneer. Suspected of being disguised troop or ammunition ship. No German response.

 

German Army, the decision was taken at the Doullens Conference to appoint General Ferdinand Foch

26 March 1918, due to the dramatic advance by the German Army, the decision was taken at the Doullens Conference to appoint General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) to coordinate efforts of British & French Armies on the Western Front, so making him senior to both Haig & Petain.

24 Mar 1944, on way from Imphal to Lalaghat, Maj Gen Orde Wingate, DSO & Two Bars, died, aged 41 in an overloaded USAAF B-25 bomber that crashed.

 24 Mar 1944, on way from Imphal to Lalaghat, Maj Gen Orde Wingate, DSO & Two Bars, died, aged 41 in an overloaded USAAF B-25 bomber that crashed. Famous for the creation of Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign.

24 Mar 1916, while on way from Folkestone to Dieppe, SS Sussex was torpedoed by UB-29.

 24 Mar 1916, while on way from Folkestone to Dieppe, SS Sussex was torpedoed by UB-29. 378, including 75 Americans on board. 50+ died, no Americans. Led to US threat to cut diplomatic ties. Germans replied with a ‘Sussex pledge’ saying that civilian vessels would not be targeted.

Lt Alan McLeod, Canadian pilot in RFC & RAF,

 27 Mar 1918, 2nd Lt Alan McLeod, Canadian pilot in RFC & RAF, displayed outstanding bravery & gallantry when his Armstrong Whitworth FK8 was attacked by 8 German planes. Wounded x 5 but saved his observer. Awarded Victoria Cross. Died, aged 19, of Spanish flu on 6 Nov 1918.

Cpt Percy Cherry, Australian Imperial Force

27 Mar 1917, Cpt Percy Cherry, Australian Imperial Force, died, aged 21. Buried Queant Rd Cemetery. Born Drysdale, Victoria. Grew up in Tasmania. Enlisted March 1915, served Gallipoli. Day before he died, he engaged in action at Lagnicourt, for which awarded Victoria Cross.