Uncle George Posted 30 October , 2021 Share Posted 30 October , 2021 27 minutes ago, Knotty said: Well that took a while, knew it was Churchill, but spent ages finding out it he wrote it on 5 August 1951 in the Observer…..back to the task in hand. And this post has just put me to a Major General, look at Reason to be Cheerful😁 Yes, this is said to have been WSC’s robust maxim. One can imagine how it might have been to serve as his interpreter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 October , 2021 Share Posted 31 October , 2021 No takers for Colonel Churchill’s interpreter, I see. Here he describes the start of his war in his 1944 Memoirs: ”I went to put on my uniform which my father wanted to see. The Infantry still wore blue tunics and red trousers. Mine had been got out of a wardrobe the day before and smelled of camphor. The putters felt uncomfortable on my legs. My father looked me over with the severity of an old soldier. ‘You must polish up your buttons.’ He was sad at my leaving but full of hope for France and happy to see a son of his taking part in the war of revenge of which he had dreamed ever since 1871.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 October , 2021 Share Posted 31 October , 2021 Just now, Uncle George said: Colonel Churchill’s Haha, that definitely puts him in WW1 territory, so I’m off to have a quick look at WSC memoirs…back in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 October , 2021 Share Posted 31 October , 2021 That didn’t take to long It is Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, writer and interpreter, better known as André Maurois his pseudonym. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Maurois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 October , 2021 Share Posted 31 October , 2021 19 minutes ago, Knotty said: That didn’t take to long It is Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, writer and interpreter, better known as André Maurois his pseudonym. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Maurois Yes indeed. He wrote a very well-received novelisation of his experiences as an interpreter and liaison officer in ‘The Silence of Colonel Bramble’ (1918). His autobiography, ‘Call No Man Happy’ contains the following affecting passage. He is describing Loos: ” … The contrast between the calm of the khaki-clad soldiers, who stood at the cross-roads directing traffic with the calm gestures of policemen in Piccadilly Circus, and the danger of their position, seemed to me beautiful and worthy of being recorded; sadder, but less beautiful, was the contrast later on between the appearance of the General on the morning of battle, very courteous and dignified, in a uniform resplendent with red and gold, and the return that same evening of his corpse stained with blood and mire.” Passages are quoted in Peter Vansittart’s ‘Voices From the Great War’ (1981). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 October , 2021 Share Posted 31 October , 2021 (edited) I meant to add the link for ‘The Silence of Colonel Bramble’: https://archive.org/details/silenceofcolonel00mauruoft Edited 31 October , 2021 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 November , 2021 Share Posted 1 November , 2021 (edited) Continuing a sub-theme of sorts: Edited 1 November , 2021 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 2 November , 2021 Share Posted 2 November , 2021 16 hours ago, Uncle George said: Continuing a sub-theme of sorts: Your picture appears to help solve a question asked in another part of the forum, so interested to see what the answer is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 2 November , 2021 Share Posted 2 November , 2021 5 hours ago, Andrew Upton said: Your picture appears to help solve a question asked in another part of the forum, so interested to see what the answer is Like Andrew Morver this chap was in Churchill’s orbit during the Great War. And in his case, for many years thereafter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 2 November , 2021 Share Posted 2 November , 2021 Is he the one that was his 2iC in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, became a politician ?……can’t think of the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 2 November , 2021 Share Posted 2 November , 2021 12 minutes ago, Knotty said: Is he the one that was his 2iC in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, became a politician ?……can’t think of the name Yes - Sir Archibald Sinclair, later Viscount Thurso; future leader of the Liberal Party and Second war Secretary of State for Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 2 November , 2021 Share Posted 2 November , 2021 Thanks UG , just found out myself. He was a Major in the Guards Machine Gun Regiment according to Wiki, hope that helps with Andrews issue. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Sinclair,_1st_Viscount_Thurso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 12 November , 2021 Share Posted 12 November , 2021 He may have been on an older post or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 Any takers yet or do you need another clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 26 minutes ago, Knotty said: Any takers yet or do you need another clue? I think I know who he is, though my picture of him is quite different. Without giving too much away, would Amiens have any relevance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 5 minutes ago, neverforget said: I think I know who he is, though my picture of him is quite different. Without giving too much away, would Amiens have any relevance? Amiens does not feature in the articles I have about him, that’s not to say the city has some involvement somewhere in his history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 Just now, Knotty said: Amiens does not feature in the articles I have about him, that’s not to say the city has some involvement somewhere in his history. It must be a different chap then. I will post him after yours has been solved so you can see a certain similarity. Back to square one for me then; i.e. no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 3 hours ago, neverforget said: Back to square one for me then; i.e. no idea. At least you've left the square and had to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 Clue, the roses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 Hi guys, I need to fill up on sun first before starting answering... greetz from my Mum's verandah... 23 degrees here in sunny spain... I'll be around for a whole week of rest and mum's cooking!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 Lucky you! Enjoy your break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 13 November , 2021 Share Posted 13 November , 2021 1 minute ago, neverforget said: Lucky you! Enjoy your break. I won't be far away... am going to put this week to profit to read up on my girls research and probably present you with the Etaples pics I still owe you, a year after starting that particular cemetery ! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 14 November , 2021 Share Posted 14 November , 2021 19 hours ago, Knotty said: Clue, the roses John McCormack? - If the "Roses are shining in Picardy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 November , 2021 Share Posted 14 November , 2021 1 minute ago, Gunner Hall said: John McCormack? - If the "Roses are shining in Picardy" I went down that road too GH, but for me it led to a cul de sac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 14 November , 2021 Share Posted 14 November , 2021 1 minute ago, neverforget said: I went down that road too GH, but for me it led to a cul de sac. That's me flushed dans les toilettes, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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