Uncle George Posted 27 October , 2018 Share Posted 27 October , 2018 1 hour ago, Knotty said: It took a time but I found him General Denis Auguste Duchene, directly dismissed by Clemenceau, one could say for insubordination, but never said direct. He had made an “enemy” of Petain during the 1918 German Spring offensive. In command of the French 6th Army and British Divisions, he had been asked by Petain to employ an elastic defensive position which he failed to do, subsequently the British under his command tried without success to persuade him but were dismissed with “J’ai dit” ....I have spoken. The German barrage and attack led to the French/British line being broken on May 26th and they advanced some 20 kilometres in a day. He was relieved of his post on June 9th. His details https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Auguste_Duchêne A copy of the picture you displayed https://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/duchene.htm Yes that's him. Quotes from Spears' 'Prelude to Victory'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Ok let’s get the thread going. Another first,WIT. I can’t find him previously on here although I might be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Doesn't he look like Prince William; is there a Spencer connection here John? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 I hadn’t noticed that till you pointed it out Pete. I don’t believe there is any relation to the Spencer’s, but I will check when I’m back home to make doubly sure. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Just now, Knotty said: I hadn’t noticed that till you pointed it out Pete. I don’t believe there is any relation to the Spencer’s, but I will check when I’m back home to make doubly sure. John Don't worry too much John I'm sure it's just a figment of my imagination, and the way the mind tries to recognise faces by choosing the nearest one in the memory, even when on closer inspection it's not familiar at all. So that's me done for this one I fear....... Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Checked it out Pete, there is no Spencer family connection. Clue, he is mentioned in “Bloody Red Tabs” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Reading between the lines, and no doubt way off the mark as usual, is it Brig' Gen' Ray T Maddocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Hi nf Brigadier General.....yes, but Ray Maddocks no. Hope yesterday went ok 👍 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 41 minutes ago, Knotty said: Hi nf Brigadier General.....yes, but Ray Maddocks no. Hope yesterday went ok 👍 John Cheers John. Didn't get the referal I was hoping for, but possibly another chance in the next six months or so. Meanwhile they're upping my treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 More clues, he was born May 1859, received his first commission in December 1878, served in the Second Boer War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 Neil Douglas Findlay, first British general killed in the GW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 16 November , 2018 Share Posted 16 November , 2018 (edited) Well done seaJane you have him, you can find his details here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Douglas_Findlay, I was simply trawling through the book Bloody Red Tabs and saw a picture of his grave. Edited 16 November , 2018 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 November , 2018 Share Posted 22 November , 2018 And who is this? (photo taken by me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 22 November , 2018 Share Posted 22 November , 2018 I don't know, but I'm not going to be tickling it behind the ears any time soon. Given the locational clue a ship's dog perchance, famous enough to have it's photo on display? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 22 November , 2018 Share Posted 22 November , 2018 Not most known for the ship, but a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 23 November , 2018 Share Posted 23 November , 2018 Is it Rear Admiral Craddock's dog, Jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 23 November , 2018 Share Posted 23 November , 2018 Hi seaJane Just to clarify, you say the photo was taken by you, 100 years ago! Coats on heading out the door...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 23 November , 2018 Share Posted 23 November , 2018 4 hours ago, Knotty said: Hi seaJane Just to clarify, you say the photo was taken by you, 100 years ago! Coats on heading out the door...... I photographed the photograph on display ... 4 hours ago, neverforget said: Is it Rear Admiral Craddock's dog, Jack? No, it isn't - not so high-ranking an owner, though famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 23 November , 2018 Share Posted 23 November , 2018 WIT? Emergency expertise required in this thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 wuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Would it be the French messenger dog from Verdun called Satan? The one which carried pigeons in baskets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 9 hours ago, seaJane said: wuff? Any attempt to decipher that cryptic clue will either have me barking up the wrong tree, or send me barking mad.🤓 (He's not from Barking is he?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 2 minutes ago, Knotty said: Would it be the French messenger dog from Verdun called Satan? The one which carried pigeons in baskets. Never could quite understand the French and their ways. Why not just let the pigeons make their own way? Crazy Frenchies. Plus; they have a different word for everything, you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 Given my interests, no, the two are poles apart. Mine is definitely a naval dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 25 November , 2018 Share Posted 25 November , 2018 I did find another called Igloo, but the head looks more white than on your photo. Plus he belonged to an Admiral, so that rules him out. The search continues....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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