Uncle George Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 25 minutes ago, Knotty said: “Who Goes Next” Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 So that was based loosely on the Holzminden POW camp escape of 28/29 inmates, so who has the definitive list😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 49 minutes ago, Knotty said: So that was based loosely on the Holzminden POW camp escape of 28/29 inmates, so who has the definitive list😁 My chap did indeed escape from Holzminden. I believe he had previously escaped from Schweidnitz. From what I can gather he became an Air Commodore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 A clue about the mystery man; A woman's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 3 hours ago, Gunner Hall said: or the Pharaoh Khufu Ah, Land of the Pharaohs, one of my favourite films from childhood. Also starred Joan Collins as a rather duplicitous princess who got her comeuppance at the end, and (IIRC) James Robertson Justice as the chief pyramid builder. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 1 hour ago, Ron Clifton said: Ah, Land of the Pharaohs, one of my favourite films from childhood. Also starred Joan Collins as a rather duplicitous princess who got her comeuppance at the end, and (IIRC) James Robertson Justice as the chief pyramid builder. Ron Abosolutely, cracking film. James Robinson Justice and Jack Hawkins. Who could ask for more. Joan Collins as Nellifer never looked better imho...Actually, and I've just spotted this, Jack Hawkins played one more Great War part - He was Franz Josef in "Oh what a lovely war* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 29 January , 2020 Share Posted 29 January , 2020 3 hours ago, Uncle George said: My chap did indeed escape from Holzminden. I believe he had previously escaped from Schweidnitz. The only man I can find that fits the bill for escaping both is Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Henry Rathborne, (Royal Marine L I & RNAS) allegedly the first man out of the tunnel at Holzminden https://wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/pow/powcamp.php?pid=17956,, and a bit more here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-6266703/The-Escape-Artists-Neal-Bascomb.html Struggling to find the same picture as posted......give me sometime👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 30 January , 2020 Share Posted 30 January , 2020 9 hours ago, Knotty said: The only man I can find that fits the bill for escaping both is Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Henry Rathborne, (Royal Marine L I & RNAS) allegedly the first man out of the tunnel at Holzminden https://wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/pow/powcamp.php?pid=17956,, and a bit more here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-6266703/The-Escape-Artists-Neal-Bascomb.html Struggling to find the same picture as posted......give me sometime👍 Yes indeed - Rathborne (sometimes spelt ‘Rathbone’, as in ‘wartimesmemoriesproject’) was, it seems, the SBO (a term I remember from ‘Colditz’) at Holzminden. Image from here:https://www.crossandcockade.com/uploads/Great_Escape.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 30 January , 2020 Share Posted 30 January , 2020 12 hours ago, Ron Clifton said: Ah, Land of the Pharaohs, one of my favourite films from childhood. Also starred Joan Collins as a rather duplicitous princess who got her comeuppance at the end, and (IIRC) James Robertson Justice as the chief pyramid builder. goodness… I think I remember that one… is that the scene where she 's standing in the burial chamber, the builders all quietly sit down while she notices the pyramid is closing??? seen it once, but THAT scene kinda stayed (used to be big into ancient Egypt...) but I'm glad we figured out all the rest, started to get mixed up a bit, no?? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 30 January , 2020 Share Posted 30 January , 2020 16 hours ago, stripeyman said: A clue about the mystery man; A woman's name. How about Sir Stanley Maude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 30 January , 2020 Share Posted 30 January , 2020 No its not the mans name that has woman involved but he is associated with an item that has a woman's name.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 30 January , 2020 Share Posted 30 January , 2020 Peter Markus, inventor of the personal flotation device, the Mae West? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 Perhaps he is Edward Baker, the founder of FANY? (Attached photo of him from here: https://www.facebook.com/commonwealthforces/photos/captain-edward-baker-the-founder-of-the-first-aid-nursing-yeomanry-he-believed-i/1526547334093660/ ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 22:12, Gunner Hall said: Actually, and I've just spotted this, Jack Hawkins played one more Great War part - He was Franz Josef in "Oh what a lovely war* Yes! It was a non-speaking part because he had lost his voice owing to throat cancer. The part of Wilhelm II was played by Kenneth More. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 11 hours ago, stripeyman said: No its not the mans name that has woman involved but he is associated with an item that has a woman's name.... I'm lost… what picture are we talking about?? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 Hi Marilyne It starts at post #12732 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 None of the above ! He was a fighting soldier with a commission, died 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Hall Posted 31 January , 2020 Share Posted 31 January , 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ron Clifton said: Yes! It was a non-speaking part because he had lost his voice owing to throat cancer. The part of Wilhelm II was played by Kenneth More. Ron Oh, the irony. Jack Hawkins (The Cruel sea) Kenneth More ( Sink the Bismark) playing the KuK and Kaiser. Just needs Anthony Quayle to play Erich Ludendorff to complete the absurdity. Btw, I have no clue who this latest wit is, this despite going through the entire inmate list...... Edited 31 January , 2020 by Gunner Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 February , 2020 Share Posted 1 February , 2020 Is he that Lieutenant Pitet, who is said to have invented a modified ‘Rosalie’? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 1 February , 2020 Share Posted 1 February , 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Uncle George said: Is he that Lieutenant Pitet, who is said to have invented a modified ‘Rosalie’? No sir, not him. He was a 'commander'. Edited 2 February , 2020 by stripeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 2 February , 2020 Share Posted 2 February , 2020 Before I go on another wild goose chase, was the gentleman a “commander” of a tank given a ladies name, or am I still barking up the wrong tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 2 February , 2020 Share Posted 2 February , 2020 Kotty What tree would yo be barking up ? It doesn't matter what sort of tree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 3 February , 2020 Share Posted 3 February , 2020 You missed the ‘n’out 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripeyman Posted 3 February , 2020 Share Posted 3 February , 2020 23 hours ago, Knotty said: You missed the ‘n’out 😁 Sorry, my haste. The mystery man was not too fond of the RFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 February , 2020 Share Posted 4 February , 2020 Is he Commander Charles Samson, RNAS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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