Tom Morgan Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 I spotted this grave yesterday. What do you think? Real name, or crafty way of keeping his nickname? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Real name - see CWGC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSmithson Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Maybe not - supposedly he is Rudolf Oswald Louis Ey, son of Louis Phillip Ey and Mrs E E Ey of Brim, Australia. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 27 April , 2010 Author Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Real name - see CWGC Hi, John - I saw the CWGC record, but still wondered if he had pulled a fast one. Perhaps his parents had a strange sense of humour? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Perhaps his parents had a strange sense of humour? Perhaps. But, if so, then not as much as these parents: Clickety click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSmithson Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 With parent's initials that sound like Lippy and Eeeh I suppose it ran in the family. Jim Perhaps. But, if so, then not as much as these parents: Clickety click Poor lad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Parents sometimes just don't think - we had a lad in my year at school called W C Shufflebottom. He was going to get some ribbing with his surname but the combination with those initials was too much when called out in roll calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Perhaps. But, if so, then not as much as these parents: Clickety click John...next time we meet up, remind me to show you my photo-collection of international war graves. I'd get banned from the forum if I was to post some of them on here, but I think you may understand the humour in them. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_doyle Posted 27 April , 2010 Share Posted 27 April , 2010 link to the service record of young Rudolph O L Ey. http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/imagine.as...mp;I=1&SE=1 His father appears to have been Louis Phillip Ey (1861-1946) who has 2 patents in Australia circa 1892 for "improved horse collars". His father in turn was a Rudolph Ey (1837-1893) from Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 27 April , 2010 Author Share Posted 27 April , 2010 Thanks JD - a most satisfactory answer to my question. Thanks also to all others who joined in. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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