Who is This ? ? ?

[Fattyowls]

Is that the young Jackie Fisher uncle?

 

Pete.

[Uncle George]

On 18/09/2017 at 02:35, Fattyowls said:

Is that the young Jackie Fisher uncle?

 

Pete.

 

It sure is. Well done. (Image from archive.org.)

 

[Uncle George]

Who here is Jackie treating with mild disdain ? ? ?

(Does this sentence make sense? You know what I mean.)

 

[Fattyowls]

6 minutes ago, Uncle George said:

It sure is. Well done. (Image from archive.org.)

 

Thanks uncle, it's a very characterful photo even at that tender age.

 

Pete.

 

[Uncle George]

Just now, Fattyowls said:

 

Thanks uncle, it's a very characterful photo even at that tender age.

 

Pete.

 

 

I would not have recognised him. But, what do I know?

[neverforget]

47 minutes ago, Uncle George said:

Who here is Jackie treating with mild disdain ? ? ?

 

(Does this sentence make sense? You know what I mean.)

It looks very much like my previous subject Frederick Roberts?

[Fattyowls]

52 minutes ago, Uncle George said:

But, what do I know?

 

Lots and lots I would wager. What I saw in the picture was a resemblance to the older man I'll admit, but there seems to be a restlessness about the face and the pose that seems somehow characteristic. I'm probably imposing what we know of what the boy became to read way too much into it.

 

Pete.

[Uncle George]

On 18/09/2017 at 03:34, neverforget said:

It looks very much like my previous subject Frederick Roberts?

 

Correct! Again, image from archive.org.

 

[Uncle George]

31 minutes ago, Fattyowls said:

 

 ... but there seems to be a restlessness about the face and the pose that seems somehow characteristic. I'm probably imposing what we know of what the boy became to read way too much into it.

 

Pete.

 

Ah - the child is father of the man!

 

"My heart leaps up when I behold 
   A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began; 
So is it now I am a man; 
So be it when I shall grow old, 
   Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety."

 

Wordsworth.

[neverforget]

39 minutes ago, Uncle George said:

 

Correct! Again, image from archive.org.

It was the lamb chops that gave him away 🙄

[neverforget]

How about this artist???

Local to our Mr.Owls.

Winner of a competition, to be remembered in perpetuity 

[seaJane]

Is it a Nash?

[neverforget]

8 minutes ago, seaJane said:

Is it a Nash?

Sorry sJ it isn't. 

His name is also a northern City.

He is remembered for something that he designed.

[neverforget]

Don't forget your money!

[Fattyowls]

I just know that I know this and I just know that if I can't remember it I'll be really annoyed. Clearly those brain cells have been destroyed by my relentless 24 hour party lifestyle.......

 

Pete.

[neverforget]

8 hours ago, Fattyowls said:

I just know that I know this and I just know that if I can't remember it I'll be really annoyed. Clearly those brain cells have been destroyed by my relentless 24 hour party lifestyle.......

 

Pete.

I just know that you know it too Pete. 

It's ironic that your playboy existence has affected your capacity to remember. 

Despite my hint not to forget your money, no amount of these would enable you to add to your fleet of Rolls Royces, as we are not talking legal tender.

[Ron Clifton]

Edward Carter PRESTON, designer of the "dead man's penny."

 

Ron

[neverforget]

11 minutes ago, Ron Clifton said:

Edward Carter PRESTON, designer of the "dead man's penny."

 

Ron

Indeed so Ron. Well played.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Carter_Preston

He was the winner of a 1917 competition set up by the War Office to design a bronze memorial plaque. Hence the birth of the "Dead man's penny".

Picture taken from here:

http://www.artinliverpool.com/the-cornerstone-gallery-edward-carter-preston/

[Fattyowls]

Good one Mr Plumb, and well spotted Ron. I did some searches with the name Preston last night but didn't find the right man because I kept including the Imperial War graves commission in the search terms. Schoolboy error. It's the fumes from the eggshell on the woodwork, they're messing with my mind.......

 

Pete.

[neverforget]

1 hour ago, Fattyowls said:

Good one Mr Plumb, and well spotted Ron. I did some searches with the name Preston last night but didn't find the right man because I kept including the Imperial War graves commission in the search terms. Schoolboy error. It's the fumes from the eggshell on the woodwork, they're messing with my mind.......

 

Pete.

Everything in moderation dear boy! 🙄

A topical post for me, as I have just taken the plunge/risk and purchased one from EBay named to George Wood (my great grandfather). It's described as genuine WW1 and bronze, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's the real McCoy. It's been despatched today so I'll know soon enough I suppose. The seller has 100% positive feedback, and there is a returns clause, so I thought it worth risking 75 shekels on it. 

Keep your fingers crossed for me.🤞

[Uncle George]

This chap died in the early years of the twentieth century. Who is he, and what is his connection to the Great War ? ? ?

 

 

EDIT: image from Wikipedia.

[neverforget]

2 hours ago, Uncle George said:

This chap died in the early years of the twentieth century. Who is he, and what is his connection to the Great War ? ? ?

 

Is he a Turk?

[Uncle George]

6 minutes ago, neverforget said:

Is he a Turk?

 

No. He was a Gaelic-speaker, born in Ross-shire.

[michaeldr]

 

Where do you find such interesting subjects UG?

 

7 minutes ago, neverforget said:

Is he a Turk?

my first thoughts were Turkish too  

 

However he also served in the Egyptian army and in the Sudan, where this type of headgear was worn

[Uncle George]

25 minutes ago, michaeldr said:

 

my first thoughts were Turkish too  

However he also served in the Egyptian army and in the Sudan, where this type of headgear was worn

 

Yes, at one point he commanded a Sudanese brigade. At another, earlier point he was a private in the Gordon Highlanders.