tankengine888 Posted 3 April , 2022 Share Posted 3 April , 2022 2 hours ago, ilkley remembers said: Wounded on The Marne in 1914 and died in 1916 but it was his graphology skills that had diabolical results. Armand du Paty de Clam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 3 April , 2022 Share Posted 3 April , 2022 50 minutes ago, tankengine888 said: Armand du Paty de Clam Indeed it is TE888 or to give him his full name, Charles Armand Auguste Ferdinand Mercier du Paty de Clam, who as a captain in French Military Intelligence claimed that the famous 'bordereau' taken from the waste bin of the German Military Attache Maximillian von Schwartkoppen, had been written by Alfred Dreyfus. One of the biggest 'fit up jobs' of all time saw the unfortunate Dreyfus banished to 'Devils Island until his inocence could finally be proved and the real culprit ferdinand Esterhazy unmasked. Du Paty was wounded on the Marne and died of his wounds, von Schwartzkoppen commanded a division on the Eastern Front but died during the war whilst Dreyfus fought as an artillery officer and survived. 'The rat' Esterhazy when he realised his little game was up hoofed it across The Channel and lived in Harpenden where he died in 1923. Great stuff TE888 and well done...award yourself the Legion d Honnour for your efforts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 3 April , 2022 Share Posted 3 April , 2022 hi guys, I have one for you... I was out walking this WE, a little 50Km training for the upcoming Kennedy-march (not a clue) We passed Hoegaarden and stumbled upon this gentleman who did certainly not travel there to try out the famous Hoegaarden beer (although he might have had some) Eventually he went on his merry way ... in a very particular way ... Who is he?? M; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 4 April , 2022 Share Posted 4 April , 2022 Hi M My only references to a memorial in the Hoegarrden area brings up this, so I will not divulge name😁 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 4 April , 2022 Share Posted 4 April , 2022 Toronto Telegraph Aug 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 4 April , 2022 Share Posted 4 April , 2022 That’s the fellow, drowned when he took on a flight of 9 planes and was downed in the Channel, his body was washed ashore and he is buried in the Adinkerke Military Cemetery. The plane in the photo is the one referred to in the article, it shows it being looked over by German Officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 4 April , 2022 Share Posted 4 April , 2022 D****ed... it was too easy ... well done, Team!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 8 May , 2022 Share Posted 8 May , 2022 Definitely been done before but what the hell, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 31 May , 2022 Share Posted 31 May , 2022 we've been quiet for the last weeks... OK... Australian !! senior officer . That's what we can see from the pic.... any clues??? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 31 May , 2022 Share Posted 31 May , 2022 19 minutes ago, Marilyne said: we've been quiet for the last weeks... OK... Australian !! senior officer . That's what we can see from the pic.... any clues??? M. “Then if you have nothing to say, I have a hell of a lot to say. This Battalion has never been a battalion, but I am now going to make it one. Cornish ! you will be my Adjutant. We will start all over again, and the first Battalion Order issued will be No.1 Take this down: ‘The Battalion will move off in the morning for a destination unknown,’ etc. Get the runners busy immediately and have this order distributed.”Upon taking command of ---- Battalion and meeting the officers who sat in silence upon him walking into the room. Decorated 3 times for valour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 31 May , 2022 Share Posted 31 May , 2022 13 hours ago, tankengine888 said: “Then if you have nothing to say, I have a hell of a lot to say. This Battalion has never been a battalion, but I am now going to make it one. Cornish ! you will be my Adjutant. We will start all over again, and the first Battalion Order issued will be No.1 Take this down: ‘The Battalion will move off in the morning for a destination unknown,’ etc. Get the runners busy immediately and have this order distributed.”Upon taking command of ---- Battalion and meeting the officers who sat in silence upon him walking into the room. Decorated 3 times for valour. Maurice Wilder Nelligan is the man in the photograph. I presume that Cornish is Leslie Francis Cornish. I wonder if the latter war related to Gerald Warre Cornish who wrote St Paul From the Trenches which was written at the front and based upon St Pauls Letters to the Corinthians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 31 May , 2022 Share Posted 31 May , 2022 2 hours ago, ilkley remembers said: Maurice Wilder Nelligan is the man in the photograph. I presume that Cornish is Leslie Francis Cornish. I wonder if the latter war related to Gerald Warre Cornish who wrote St Paul From the Trenches which was written at the front and based upon St Pauls Letters to the Corinthians Good answer. I'll check later on ancestry as I have a subscription. I now have this bloke for the challenge.. that's if anyone wants to put one forward themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 06:25, ilkley remembers said: Maurice Wilder Nelligan is the man in the photograph. I presume that Cornish is Leslie Francis Cornish. I wonder if the latter war related to Gerald Warre Cornish who wrote St Paul From the Trenches which was written at the front and based upon St Pauls Letters to the Corinthians They share no relation, probably related if I go back to 1066 but no evident relation. Warre-Cornish seems to come from nobility.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 4 hours ago, tankengine888 said: They share no relation, probably related if I go back to 1066 but no evident relation. Warre-Cornish seems to come from nobility.. It was just an idle thought but thanks for looking at the geneology Your man is Raymond Lionel Leane, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 1 hour ago, ilkley remembers said: It was just an idle thought but thanks for looking at the geneology Your man is Raymond Lionel Leane, I think Well I have nothing better to do but geneology.. Brigadier [General] Leane eh? You're correct. Time to wait for someone else to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 Ok haven’t been on for a while, WIT… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 6 minutes ago, Knotty said: Ok haven’t been on for a while, WIT… Seyit Ali Çabuk, reenacting himself carrying 3 shells to defend the Dardenelles in March 1915. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 That’s the chap, l must try harder🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 Ok have a go at this young lady, and her claim to fame…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 4 minutes ago, Knotty said: Ok have a go at this young lady, and her claim to fame…. Well shi..welp. I don't know who this is. Hints.. I beg! At this point, I'm just watching Sink the Bismarck from 1960, watching the Hood getting fired upon... and it just got sunk... short while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 I’m lucky enough to have had my GF serve on the Hood pre war, have a few photos and his tally band. Clue, American by birth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 8 minutes ago, Knotty said: I’m lucky enough to have had my GF serve on the Hood pre war, have a few photos and his tally band. Clue, American by birth Grandfather serve on Hood? Very nice. My great grandfather and his 4 brothers enlisted for the 39-45 war... All came back alive, units were... Corporal Vincent McNamara 2/7th Field Regiment [El Alamein, Tarakan, Borneo] Gunner John McNamara 2/7th Field Regiment [Borneo, Tarakan, Darwin] Private Leo McNamara 109th Australian General Hospital [Great Grandfather, only Alice Springs] Able Seaman Anthony McNamara, Multiple Ships [Notably HMAS Torrens, Canberra] Private Thomas McNamara, Said to be Paratrooper [Unknown where he served] Anthony McNamara was on HMAS Canberra on August 9th, 1942 at Savo Islands where he had an experience and a half.... ALSO, still no idea who that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 He was Rangefinder on HMS Hood, piccy of him collecting rum ration (as well as my avatar), joined in 1914 and in WW1 his first ship and action was onboard HMS Agamemnon up the Dardanelles, then served on various cruisers and a couple of battleships after. He was in the navy until “pensioned” out in July 39, only to rejoin in Sept at the start of WW2. Killed in action on the armed merchant cruiser HMS Voltaire in 1941. The young lady was a first for a couple of reasons but not for the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 4 hours ago, ilkley remembers said: geneology 2 hours ago, tankengine888 said: geneology pedantic (I know wrong thread! ) But it is genealogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 7 June , 2022 Share Posted 7 June , 2022 14 minutes ago, jonbem said: pedantic (I know wrong thread! ) I will right it out 10 times genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy genealogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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