Knotty Posted 16 September , 2018 Share Posted 16 September , 2018 I believe the grandson to be former Director General of the Institution of Civil Enginners Tom Foulkes, making the gentleman in question (post #10871) his grandfather Major-General Charles Howard Foulkes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Foulkes_(British_Army_officer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 16 September , 2018 Share Posted 16 September , 2018 Knotty That is correct. I knew Tom Foulkes when he was a Lt Colonel in G Division at The Royal Military College of Science. Like his grandfather he was a keen photographer and split image of him. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 Bliksem! Perhaps the chap in the middle here belongs in that 'Unusually Named People of the Great War' thread. But who is he ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 27 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Bliksem! Perhaps the chap in the middle here belongs in that 'Unusually Named People of the Great War' thread. But who is he ? ? ? Is it Walter Summerford? https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/07/struck-by-lightning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 24 minutes ago, neverforget said: Is it Walter Summerford? https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/05/07/struck-by-lightning/ Not he, no. The significance of 'Bliksem' is its language, not its meaning (it may also be translated, as I understand it, as 'Blimey!'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 Andrew Frederick Weatherby (Anthony) Beauchamp-Proctor, VC, DSO, MC & Bar, DFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 21 minutes ago, neverforget said: Andrew Frederick Weatherby (Anthony) Beauchamp-Proctor, VC, DSO, MC & Bar, DFC? Nie hom nie, nee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: The significance of 'Bliksem' is its language Is it Afrikaans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 7 minutes ago, Knotty said: Is it Afrikaans? Ja, inderdaad dit is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 Is he the South African equivalent of Hugh Trenchard - General Raincoat? Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 17 September , 2018 Share Posted 17 September , 2018 21 minutes ago, Ron Clifton said: Is he the South African equivalent of Hugh Trenchard - General Raincoat? Yes, the "Father of the South African Air Force," General Sir Hesperus Andrias van Ryneveld KBE CB DSO MC. He served in France during the First war, and amongst other things (with Quintin Brand) was the first man to fly from London to Cape Town. Photograph from here: https://saafmuseum.org.za/father-of-the-saaf/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 (edited) Who is this fella??? Represented the President in his particular role. Something for which he is very well known would certainly strike a non-musical chord in America at the moment. This country too tomorrow! Edited 18 September , 2018 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 His works of art were two of the biggest ever, and familiar to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 (edited) Is it Korczak Ziolkowski the Polish American sculptor responsible for the Crazy Horse memorial TR Edited 18 September , 2018 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 3 minutes ago, Terry_Reeves said: Is it Korczak Ziolkowski the Polish American sculptor responsible for the Crazy Horse memorial TR It isn't. His works of art were cinematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 D.W. Griffith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 Victor Fleming - Director of “Gone with the Wind” & “The Wizard of Oz”. He was the official photographer for Woodrow Wilson at Versailles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 18 September , 2018 Share Posted 18 September , 2018 I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Knotty said: Victor Fleming - Director of “Gone with the Wind” & “The Wizard of Oz”. He was the official photographer for Woodrow Wilson at Versailles. Well played John. Lt. Fleming it is, as correctly described above. I took the picture from "Victor Fleming, an American movie master." Here he is in uniform: (From here:)https://www.flickr.com/photos/144112920@N02/44403976572/ Edited 19 September , 2018 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 6 hours ago, Fattyowls said: I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow. Pete. "I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 This one was rescued from a sinking German ship in 1914 by one of our cruisers. They were subsequently awarded the Iron Cross. Changing allegiance they served on board the cruiser for a year before returning to Portsmouth, where they continued to serve the RN. Despite food shortages, through their actions, unselfishly amassed a sum of money for the Red Cross, before returning in different circumstances to their former ship, not only for the remainder of the WW1 but also onboard until the end of WW2. clue...Admiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepper Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 1 hour ago, Knotty said: This one was rescued from a sinking German ship in 1914 by one of our cruisers. They were subsequently awarded the Iron Cross. Changing allegiance they served on board the cruiser for a year before returning to Portsmouth, where they continued to serve the RN. Despite food shortages, through their actions, unselfishly amassed a sum of money for the Red Cross, before returning in different circumstances to their former ship, not only for the remainder of the WW1 but also onboard until the end of WW2. clue...Admiral Tirpitz the pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 That’s the boar/sow, Nepper, bit of a fun WIT for a change. Public Domain Tirpitz was a pig carried on the German warship SMS Dresden in 1914 as a food source. The Dresden was sunk in battle with the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Glasgow off the coast of South America during the Battle of Más a Tierra. Tirpitz managed to escape the sinking ship and swam towards the Glasgow. The crew brought him aboard and adopted him as a mascot, named him after German admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, and awarded him the Iron Cross for bravery. After a year aboard the Glasgow, he was transferred to the Whale Island Gunnery School in Portsmouth. Tirpitz was eventually auctioned off as pork, but in his final act he raised £1785 for the British Red Cross. His head was mounted and can be seen at the Imperial War Museum in London. Tirpitz's trotters (feet) were made into handles for a carving set that traveled with the Glasgow in World War II, giving Tirpitz the dubious honor of serving aboard the ship in two wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 An excellent addition to the now almost mythical WiT? sub-theme - famous pigs of WW1. A quality porcine poser. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 September , 2018 Share Posted 19 September , 2018 Agreed! Good post John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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