Gunner Hall Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 Can't surely have WIT move to page 2, so here goes. This son of a shopkeeper entered politics as an urban district councillor. In 1914, he was elected to the county council . During the war he served in his county regiment until he transferred to a corps and reached the rank of acting RSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 (edited) On 12/11/2019 at 00:24, seaJane said: Thank you John, I am fine - have been very busy at work, but last week I was away, living in the picture below. Time for a WHIT, or Whose House Is This? Could it be the famous writers house overlooking the River Dart ? Edited 19 November , 2019 by stripeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 Hi stripeyman Question has been answered in post #12424🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gunner Hall said: Can't surely have WIT move to page 2, so here goes. This son of a shopkeeper entered politics as an urban district councillor. In 1914, he was elected to the county council . During the war he served in his county regiment until he transferred to a corps and reached the rank of acting RSM. We’ve had this chap already - James Chuter Ede. EDIT: I see that this was a long time ago: I posted this same photograph on 18 October 2014, and it was finally identified by David on 29 December of that year. Edited 19 November , 2019 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 Drat. Or words to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 19 November , 2019 Share Posted 19 November , 2019 10 hours ago, Knotty said: Hi stripeyman Question has been answered in post #12424🤣 Thanks, I must have missed that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 20 November , 2019 Share Posted 20 November , 2019 I think this chap has not been guessed yet in WIT… But knowing you guys you're going to figure it out in a heartbeat… one hint: he did not wear this uniform the whole war… M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 20 November , 2019 Share Posted 20 November , 2019 30 minutes ago, Marilyne said: I think this chap has not been guessed yet in WIT… But knowing you guys you're going to figure it out in a heartbeat… one hint: he did not wear this uniform the whole war… M. Merchant navy? Is he Captain Turner of the ‘Lusitania’ (before he became a Captain?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 20 November , 2019 Share Posted 20 November , 2019 2 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Merchant navy? Is he Captain Turner of the ‘Lusitania’ (before he became a Captain?). nopes… the hint is not talking about the rank. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 20 November , 2019 Share Posted 20 November , 2019 Carl Hans Lody?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 20 November , 2019 Share Posted 20 November , 2019 Carl-Siegfried von Georg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 21 November , 2019 Share Posted 21 November , 2019 no and no. other hint: he had a good reason to have a chat at 10 Downing Street end 1916... M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 21 November , 2019 Share Posted 21 November , 2019 Eric Geddes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 21 November , 2019 Share Posted 21 November , 2019 LarsA, can't be him, hasn't got an axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 21 November , 2019 Share Posted 21 November , 2019 still no… I can give you one last hint… have a meeting at 1430 that might last long and won't be back until tomorrow morning, so let's see if I can give you something to chew on during the night… If he'd lived today, we would definitely be very good friends, him having been an amateur of good beers and having once said: "Galloping under rifle or machine-gun fire is a very exhilarating experience" … beer lover and horse rider… what a man!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 21 November , 2019 Share Posted 21 November , 2019 Herbert Asquith had lost his son Raymond in Sept 1916 and he invited an army colleague of his, who was in the UK recovering from his wounds, to 10 Downing Street to talk about the circumstances surrounding his death, that someone was Hugh Wansley Bayly MC.....who went onto write a book on Venereal Diseases.(strange, my thoughts) . He also wrote .... War, whirligigs and windmills . : a doctor's memoirs of the years 1914 to 1929 from which the quote was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 Yes!!! Knotty nailed it. Here's another picture of the chap, this time in his RAMC uniform… that was the uniform clue: he started the war as an on board surgeon, but then called in some favors to switch from the sea to the mud. He also treated and tried to save this chap, to no avail: Any idea???? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 (edited) Hi M Got him through checking out Bayly, not wanting another scalp I will say he was awarded the Albert medal ( in gold ).......over to the resident WIT followers Edited 22 November , 2019 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 you are definitely too generous!!! Let's hope the rest catches up … M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 (edited) Can't resist it. 2nd Lt Grey De Lèche Leach AM, 1st Scots Guards. 'Twas the Albert in Gold that gave it away. Have to credit https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/how-to-research-a-soldier/records-of-gallantry-and-bravery-awards/the-british-gallantry-and-bravery-awards-of-the-great-war/military-recipients-albert-medal/ too. Seems that our grenades were often more dangerous to us, than the opposition. Edited 22 November , 2019 by Gunner Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 Right!!! and right on time too… won't be online for the WE, and I was afraid I'd have to close down the computer here before any of you figured it out! So with this: have nice WE all... M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 22 November , 2019 Share Posted 22 November , 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Gunner Hall said: Can't resist it. 2nd Lt Grey De Lèche Leach AM, 1st Scots Guards. 'Twas the Albert in Gold that gave it away. And if he had been in the area recognised as within enemy engagement range it would have probably been a VC. Edited 22 November , 2019 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 23 November , 2019 Share Posted 23 November , 2019 I only came across this fellow a few days ago via a day's battlefield tour organised by our local WWI Heritage Society. This young man was widely travelled and had interests in various faiths and worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 23 November , 2019 Share Posted 23 November , 2019 The cap badge looks like a slightly out of focus British Railways pre 48 nationalisation badge😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 23 November , 2019 Share Posted 23 November , 2019 Indeed it does However, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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