Uncle George Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 Is he Seymour Tyler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 Looks like it’s this chap...Jeremiah Jones https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/black-canadians-in-uniform/profiles He can be found 3rd profile down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 13 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Is he Seymour Tyler? He isn't. He lied about his age in order to join up, but not in the manner usually associated with such practice. He was almost 60 when he performed his act of valour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Knotty said: Looks like it’s this chap...Jeremiah Jones https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/black-canadians-in-uniform/profiles He can be found 3rd profile down. Our posts crossed in the great beyond. Jeremiah Jones it is. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Jones "During the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I, Canadian troops were pinned down by German machine gun fire. Jones volunteered to attack a German gun emplacement. He managed to reach the machine gun nest, tossed a hand grenade and killed several soldiers. The remainder surrendered to him and Jones forced his captives to carry the machine gun back across the battlefield to the Canadian lines, where they were ordered to deposit it at his commanding officer's feet, saying "Is this of any use to you?" For his heroics, Private Jones was reportedly recommended for a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) which he was never awarded. Edited 20 March , 2019 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 very interesting story !!! may I add one???? might be easy ... or not... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 I'm sure I recognise this picture from somewhere, but can't remember where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 28 minutes ago, neverforget said: I'm sure I recognise this picture from somewhere, but can't remember where. She'll turn out to be a famous lady, working also in Belgium during the war... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 1 hour ago, Marilyne said: ... might be easy ... or not... Not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 Is she an author? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 3 hours ago, neverforget said: I'm sure I recognise this picture from somewhere, but can't remember where. Like you NF she is somebody who we all know but you wouldn’t expect her to be the person in the photo.....bloody infuriating ( excuse the language) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 20 March , 2019 Share Posted 20 March , 2019 4 hours ago, Marilyne said: ... might be easy ... or not... Is she Maxine Elliott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 I think I saw this somewhere a while back, on TV? Guessing Marie Curie (who set up and operated a mobile X-ray unit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 8 hours ago, seaJane said: I think I saw this somewhere a while back, on TV? Guessing Marie Curie (who set up and operated a mobile X-ray unit). I think you're right sJ. Marie Curie plus puppy-fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 (edited) Who on earth is this ? ? ? Is it Billy Mitchell?* *No Edited 21 March , 2019 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 25 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Who on earth is this ? ? ? Is it Billy Mitchell?* *No Is it Thomas Blamey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 33 minutes ago, neverforget said: Is it Thomas Blamey? No. Wrong nationality (and wrong generation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 Sorry for the late answer... got some computer issues right now... Sea Jane is right, it's a very young Marie Curie!! Found the pic "par hasard" and could not resist sharing !! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: No. Wrong nationality (and wrong generation). A yank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 1 hour ago, neverforget said: A yank? Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 21 March , 2019 Share Posted 21 March , 2019 5 hours ago, neverforget said: A yank? The Billy Mitchell reference was something of a clue. My chap and Mitchell have something in common. (You will agree that my man looks NOTHING like Gary Cooper. So it’s not that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 He looks a bit like Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, but to say I'm not convinced would be an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 44 minutes ago, neverforget said: He looks a bit like Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, but to say I'm not convinced would be an understatement. He has been described as the father of the US airforce. But, “that may be giving him too much credit”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 Well it isn't Pap Arnold, so, Thaddeus Lowe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 29 minutes ago, neverforget said: Well it isn't Pap Arnold, so, Thaddeus Lowe? No. He was a very interesting and far-sighted man; he chaired the forerunner of NASA. He retired from the Army in February 1917, but served during the war as military attaché in Rome and advisor to the Italian Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 22 March , 2019 Share Posted 22 March , 2019 George Percival Scriven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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