neverforget Posted 26 August , 2018 Share Posted 26 August , 2018 Who is this chap??? Participated in the first official allied victory of the war. Granted a scholarship in the U.K. afterwards. Captured by the Germans in WW2 but managed to escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 (edited) Further clues for the above: Both his parents, a grandparent, and seven of his siblings were all murdered by the enemy in the first war. He was imprisoned between the two world wars. In the 80's he participated in, and was the subject of a documentary about his Great War experiences. None of the things that I have mentioned are the thing for which he was most famous. (I'm working nights and won't be able to reply until about half three this afternoon.) Edited 27 August , 2018 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 I think he's Serbian, is there a Black Hand/Franz Ferdinand connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 5 hours ago, Heid the Ba said: I think he's Serbian, is there a Black Hand/Franz Ferdinand connection? He is indeed Serbian, but no connection to either of the above. He is commemorated on Corfu, and in Loznika, and Belgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 A quite remarkable man: I found the answer by Googling the clues so I'll leave it for someone who knows the answer, or who can work it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 38 minutes ago, Heid the Ba said: A quite remarkable man: I found the answer by Googling the clues so I'll leave it for someone who knows the answer, or who can work it out. I think we all see that as a perfectly legitimate way of solving candidates. Performing a google image search is seen as a game-killer, and does render the whole exercise as somewhat pointless, but other than that I would say get there however you can. Without the use of the extensive library we would be stumped on anyone but the instantly recognisable, and most of those have already appeared long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 27 August , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 August , 2018 Anybody fancy applying their WIT talents to the identity of the VC holder in the topic “ Great War Commemoration Photo” sitting in the “Units and Formations” sub-forum ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 I have to do everything around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 NF is your chap Momčilo Gavrić a Serbian and the youngest soldier of WW1? https://m.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/youngest-soldier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 Momčilo Gavrić. 13 hours ago, neverforget said: Further clues for the above: Both his parents, a grandparent, and seven of his siblings were all murdered by the enemy in the first war. He was imprisoned between the two world wars. In the 80's he participated in, and was the subject of a documentary about his Great War experiences. None of the things that I have mentioned are the thing for which he was most famous. (I'm working nights and won't be able to reply until about half three this afternoon.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 I fancy the VC at the Rememberance ceremony to be James Duffy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Duffy_(VC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 42 minutes ago, Knotty said: NF is your chap Momčilo Gavrić a Serbian and the youngest soldier of WW1? https://m.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-i/youngest-soldier.html Yes John well done. Very surprising that he hasn't yet featured on W.I.T. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momčilo_Gavrić 38 minutes ago, Andrew Upton said: Momčilo Gavrić. Correct Andrew, but Knotty got there first 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 47 minutes ago, Knotty said: I fancy the VC at the Rememberance ceremony to be James Duffy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Duffy_(VC) https://www.royal-irish.com/persons/james-duffy-vc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 27 August , 2018 Author Share Posted 27 August , 2018 I'd agree - Duffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaretnolan Posted 27 August , 2018 Share Posted 27 August , 2018 (edited) Well that was quick. James Duffy VC. That’s why I always say to folks, if you want to find out anything about the Great War join the Great War Forum. Thank you. It was bugging me. Margaret Edited 27 August , 2018 by Margaretnolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghazala Posted 28 August , 2018 Share Posted 28 August , 2018 23 hours ago, neverforget said: I think we all see that as a perfectly legitimate way of solving candidates. Performing a google image search is seen as a game-killer, and does render the whole exercise as somewhat pointless, but other than that I would say get there however you can. Without the use of the extensive library we would be stumped on anyone but the instantly recognisable, and most of those have already appeared long ago. People tend to get my inputs in minutes, sometims seconds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 28 August , 2018 Share Posted 28 August , 2018 (edited) Duffy seems to have aged fifty years between 1917 and 1924 and then stayed like that for the next 45 years. Edited 28 August , 2018 by IPT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 A hit in France,after the war, who is this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 (edited) James (Jim) Reese Europe of the US Army, sometimes called "The Jazz Lieutenant". TR Edited 15 September , 2018 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 You have him, TR here is his details https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Reese_Europe Following on who was his wartime sergeant, noble by birth but not a friend of Harold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 (edited) Knotty It was Noble Sissle who left the army as a Second Lieutenant. TR Edited 15 September , 2018 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 Two out of two TR, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Sissle I’m still trying to keep the thread active, must try harder as you picked them off pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 (edited) This man was a son of the Empire. In the late 19th Century he served in Africa and in WW1 would rise to Brigadier-General. He was the holder of the 1914 Star and amongst other decorations received the DSO. He served in the Home Guard for a while in WW2 as a Major. His grandson would also rise to Brigadier and became a senior member of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Edited 15 September , 2018 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 I will check with my daughter later this evening as she is a Civil Engineer, I was only classified as a CE Surveyor, I do have an idea but will get clarification. Speak soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regina Posted 15 September , 2018 Share Posted 15 September , 2018 Thanks to the help in trying to identify the VC winner in the Great War Commemoration photograph- I can see the resemble to James Duffy- the shape of his ears, and asymmetrical mouth, but I agree he seems to have aged a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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