archangel9 Posted 3 May , 2009 Share Posted 3 May , 2009 Hmmm. Sgt.Hugh Cairns.V.C. As his name implies,he had some stones on him. Took a moment or two but............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 3 May , 2009 Share Posted 3 May , 2009 Took a moment or two but............ Yeah.Sorry for that but,I'm the only visitor to his resting place on an almost daily basis(him being in our ville while I stay in France) He is my hero but,the 'stones' come from his story at Vimy & Vallenciennes.Mad kid,he did stuff that a whole Bttn.would find hard to do.All for the sake of his brother. Never,ever forgotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Jones Posted 3 May , 2009 Share Posted 3 May , 2009 How about Major General Waldron? He was a pre-war Regular in the Worcestershire Regiment. He survived the war but never rose above the rank of PRIVATE ! His Medal Index Card is on Ancestry, his number is 10991. He must have had some merciless ribbing. I can imagine the RSM having fun with him on the parade ground. Regards Mike Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 In my Fremantle lads I have a family by the surname of Caesar. One of them carried the name Julius Augustus Caesar. He served in the Imperial Camel Corps & 14th Light Horse Regiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 Yeah.Sorry for that but,I'm the only visitor to his resting place on an almost daily basis(him being in our ville while I stay in France) He is my hero but,the 'stones' come from his story at Vimy & Vallenciennes.Mad kid,he did stuff that a whole Bttn.would find hard to do.All for the sake of his brother. Never,ever forgotten Ye gods man, what a bloke! Just read the citation. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st AIF Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 There were six "Dedman" killed in the AIF during WW1. Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 One of my local men, Urban Eclipse Carpenter Private 11253 Royal Hampshire Regt. Died 4th January 1917. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjec Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 A bit tenuous but related to WW1 - how about our own "Thomas Tulloch-Marshall" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 4 May , 2009 Share Posted 4 May , 2009 Surely it must be:~ Private..... and dont call me Shirley!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1916 Posted 5 May , 2009 Share Posted 5 May , 2009 I have alsways felt some pity for Cpl , Harry Wansker R.Fus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Now I DO like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 With a name like that he had to go into the RB ! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 6 May , 2009 Share Posted 6 May , 2009 Here's a couple for the pot..............Arthur Shell, a Gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery & Alfred Vickers of the MGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT-Guards Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 There was a Private P. Nutt, he was in The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoj22 Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 There was a Donald Duck in the Hampshire Regiment !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 MICs exist for; 7 x Edward Bear 6 x Lawrence Lamb 9 x Gordon Bennett 1 x Clarence Lyon Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 And then there is this chap - take a deep breath; Léone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudati-filius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache. A Captain in the Liecestershire Regiment, he died on 20/02/1917 and is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension He was once in the Guinness Book of Records for having the longest name, but I don't think they go for that kind of thing now. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 Sincere apologies! MIC - CSM Anker, A W & MIC - Pte J. Ankers Right that's it from me before I get into bother! Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59165 Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 Nice finds,Nige Not a name but a headstone inscription that really is missing that vital comma. "HE DIED TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM HIS LOVING WIFE" Poor bloke.He's in our cemetery here & I pay my respects often,but....one little comma would have made all the diference. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 Léone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudati-filius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache. Now thats a Commemorative Plaque I'd love to see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 They probably did away with 'He Died.... etc' and replaced it with his name around the outside instead. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 And then there is this chap - take a deep breath; Léone Sextus Denys Oswolf Fraudati-filius Tollemache-Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet Tollemache-Tollemache. A Captain in the Liecestershire Regiment, he died on 20/02/1917 and is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension He was once in the Guinness Book of Records for having the longest name, but I don't think they go for that kind of thing now. Cheers, Nigel Do you know the circumstances of his death? wouldn't have thought there would be a bullet long enough to have that name on it! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 7 May , 2009 Share Posted 7 May , 2009 How about this for a man serving with a unit appropriate to his name: Name: MEALMAKER, HAROLD JAMES Initials: H J Nationality: Australian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Australian Army Service Corps Unit Text: 5th Field Bakery Age: 22 Date of Death: 03/12/1917 Service No: 613 Additional information: Son of Sarah Jane and the late Henry Duncan Mealmaker, of 2, The Grange, McKenzie St., Melbourne. Native of Victoria, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. G. I. Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Nearby in the same plot at Brookwood is Private A. Fish: Name: FISH, ARTHUR Initials: A Nationality: Australian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit Text: 57th Bn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 31/03/1919 Service No: 3660 Additional information: Son of Richard and Elizabeth Mitchell Fish, of, "Denban," Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia. Native of Colac, Victoria. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. J. 5. Cemetery: BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY But, as I discovered, according to the listings, there are plenty more Fish in the CWGSEA - Sorry! Sorry! Much earlier in this thread the surname Death or De'ath was mentioned: there used to be an undertakers of that name in the Surbiton area. Stretching the topic to include sailors (as well as moving away from WW1) here's one from a previous thread: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...st&p=924156 NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted 8 May , 2009 Share Posted 8 May , 2009 While not unusually long, or particularly humorous, I have a Victory Medal to a man named Connery. Michael Connery. Saw the surname and had to buy the medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 8 May , 2009 Share Posted 8 May , 2009 Do you know the circumstances of his death? wouldn't have thought there would be a bullet long enough to have that name on it! Chris Chris, I did type a reply, but in the interests of tasteful remembrance for the unfortunate captain I decided against it. Sorry, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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