Uncle George Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 49 minutes ago, seaJane said: WIT? Not his namesake. (just photographed this myself) Is he Sir William Fisher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 Yes. That was quick! I was going to wax all poetical clue-wise with his middle name ... PS: On the wall of the eponymous Hall, HMS Excellent, Whale Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 Was he commander of HMS Albemarle when Robert Falcon Scott was captain (also flagship of Rear-Admiral Jellicoe)? I was looking at his entry in Wikipedia last week, but there is no picture. For some reason I now cannot remember I was working my way through the Wikipedia entries for all the CinCs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth_Fisher RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 I can't work out from the wiki whether he was on Albemarle with or just before Scott. I do know he was commanding Dreadnought when this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 6 minutes ago, seaJane said: I can't work out from the wiki whether he was on Albemarle with or just before Scott. I do know he was commanding Dreadnought when this happened. I knew about the hoax but not that he was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 Congratulations seaJane you just made this threads 11,000 posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 October , 2018 Share Posted 23 October , 2018 Ooo! Do I get a prize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 25 October , 2018 Share Posted 25 October , 2018 What links these two and who is the third man? JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 25 October , 2018 Share Posted 25 October , 2018 12 minutes ago, helpjpl said: What links these two and who is the third man? JP Could it be that they both won V.Cs on the same day, along with Samuel Wallace? I definitely recognise the second chap as Walter Stone, but my picture of Robert Gee looks nothing like your man, so I might be barking up the wrong tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 25 October , 2018 Share Posted 25 October , 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, neverforget said: Could it be that they both won V.Cs on the same day, along with Samuel Wallace? I definitely recognise the second chap as Walter Stone, but my picture of Robert Gee looks nothing like your man, so I might be barking up the wrong tree. Robert Gee and Walter Stone both won VC's on the same day - but Im not looking for Samuel Wallace. JP Edited 25 October , 2018 by helpjpl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 25 October , 2018 Share Posted 25 October , 2018 After double checking, I see that it couldn't be Wallace, as his action was on the 20th. I also see that there were a further four V.Cs awarded for the 30th November, and the third Royal Fusilier would be Neville Bowes Elliot-Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 25 October , 2018 Share Posted 25 October , 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, neverforget said: After double checking, I see that it couldn't be Wallace, as his action was on the 20th. I also see that there were a further four V.Cs awarded for the 30th November, and the third Royal Fusilier would be Neville Bowes Elliot-Cooper. Correct. Royal Fusiliers VC's, 30 November 1917: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Napleton_Stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Elliott-Cooper Pages 211-217: https://archive.org/stream/royalfusiliersin00onei?textSrch=llll&btnSrch=#page/210/mode/2up The photo of Robert Gee, National Portrait Gallery: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw218924/Robert-Gee JP Edited 25 October , 2018 by helpjpl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 Whilst on this subject; what would a comedic half-hour with a Birmingham connection have in common with the three men above??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 Something to do with Hancocks Half Hour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Knotty said: Something to do with Hancocks Half Hour? You're on the money there John. Also would be in common with the the other 625 V.C. winners of WW1. Edited 26 October , 2018 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 (edited) While we try to work out nf's connection with 23 Raiway Cuttings, who is the owner of this fine moustache ? ? ? He said to Sims: "Don't let the British pull the wool over your eyes! It is none of our business pulling their chestnuts out of the fire! We would as soon fight the British as the Germans." Bloody Americans. Edited 26 October , 2018 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 31 minutes ago, Uncle George said: While we try to work out nf's connection with 23 Raiway Cuttings, who is the owner of this fine moustache ? ? ? He said to Sims: "Don't let the British pull the wool over your eyes! It is none of our business pulling their chestnuts out of the fire! We would as soon fight the British as the Germans." Bloody Americans. No idea as yet but surely a yank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 Too southern to be a yank; Admiral William S. Benson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 6 hours ago, neverforget said: Whilst on this subject; what would a comedic half-hour with a Birmingham connection have in common with the three men above??? NF Paving slabs David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, neverforget said: You're on the money there John. Also would be in common with the the other 625 V.C. winners of WW1. Ah, that helps a lot. Hancocks of London (or if you prefer, 'ancocks of Lunnin' init) made (make?) all the VC medals. Edited 26 October , 2018 by Heid the Ba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 7 minutes ago, Heid the Ba said: Ah, that helps a lot. Hancocks of London (or if you prefer, 'ancocks of Lunnin' init) made (make?) all the VC medals. Dead right sir. Hancocks the jewelers who were responsible for makung the V.C. medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 12 minutes ago, David Ridgus said: NF Paving slabs David Lost me good sir, but hello by gad 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 1 minute ago, neverforget said: Lost me good sir, but hello by gad 😊 And hello to you my friend a (very) long time no speak! All VC winners have paving slabs in their honour in their home towns, as does the lad himself in Birmingham (but the VC makers is a way better answer!!) David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 22 minutes ago, Heid the Ba said: Too southern to be a yank; Admiral William S. Benson. Yes indeed. Ll.G continues: "Benson had a double dose of Anglophobia and it afflicted him and embarrassed us right through the War. But Sims himself did not share Benson's disease. Fortunately for both countries, he was not only a warm friend of this country, but he was a man of judgement and tact, and he got on extremely well with our sailors and statesmen ... " Quote from Ll.G's 'War Memoirs'. Image from here: https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22120.htm Welcome back, David! The Thomas Arnold de nos jours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 26 October , 2018 Share Posted 26 October , 2018 41 minutes ago, David Ridgus said: And hello to you my friend a (very) long time no speak! All VC winners have paving slabs in their honour in their home towns, as does the lad himself in Birmingham (but the VC makers is a way better answer!!) David Sir Sir, I got it sir, honest sir. Pete. P.S.I took one look at the Hancock reference and thought it was associated with the parallel thread mentioning Magna Carta. Did she really die in vain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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