Uncle George Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 25 minutes ago, neverforget said: Back to the drawing board then He was serving on board a ship which was torpedoed and sunk by the U-19 in 1918. But this is not where his fame lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 Just now, Uncle George said: He was serving on board a ship which was torpedoed and sunk by the U-19 in 1918. But this is not where his fame lies. That definitely gives us something to go on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 12 minutes ago, Uncle George said: He was serving on board a ship which was torpedoed and sunk by the U-19 in 1918. But this is not where his fame lies. That helped alot... Something about his fame is about an ocean liner he captained, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 11 minutes ago, Uncle George said: He was serving on board a ship which was torpedoed and sunk by the U-19 in 1918. But this is not where his fame lies. I presume that this is about the apprehension of Dr Crippen on the Montrose. The captain was Henry Kendall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 You just beat me to it Mr. Ilkley. I was just posting the same chap. The Captain of the Calgarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 8 minutes ago, neverforget said: You just beat me to it Mr. Ilkley. I was just posting the same chap. The Captain of the Calgarian Ships seem to have formed a habit of going down beneath his feet. The Calgarian was the third apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 1 minute ago, ilkley remembers said: Ships seem to have formed a habit of going down beneath his feet. The Calgarian was the third apparently. Probably known as "Jonah" in the trade 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 (edited) Yes. Henry George Kendall. His very interesting early life is outlined here: https://empressofireland.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/kendall-henry-george/ And of course Crippen was the first suspect to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. “With the reported disappearance of his wife in June 1910, Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard discovered the remains of a corpse in the cellar of Crippen’s house. Crippen, the prime suspect, then attempted to flee the country in the company of Ethel le Neve, his employee and mistress, with whom he had been conducting an affair since 1905. Initially evading capture the fugitives fled, to Amsterdam then Antwerp and boarded the Liner SS Montrose for Canada. The ship’s Captain Henry George Kendall recognised the fugitives from newspaper reports. Just before steaming beyond the range of his ship-board transmitter the Captain asked telegraphist Lawrence Ernest Hughes to send a wireless telegram to the British authorities: ‘Have strong suspicions that Crippen London cellar murderer and accomplice are among saloon passengers. Moustache taken off growing beard. Accomplice dressed as boy. Manner and build undoubtedly a girl.’ Inspector Dew boarded the faster SS Laurentic from Liverpool in hot pursuit and arrived in Quebec, Canada ahead of Dr Crippen where he contacted the Canadian authorities. Dew, disguised as a ships pilot, boarded the Montrose in the St. Lawrence River and arrested Crippen.” https://www.royalsignalsmuseum.co.uk/on-this-day-23rd-november/ His Great War service is outlined here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_George_Kendall Edited 4 January , 2023 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 12 hours ago, tankengine888 said: If you look at his uniform closely, there'll be a clue. Is the patch on his left upper-sleeve the 48th Infantry Battalion (I’m clutching at straws tbh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 4 January , 2023 Share Posted 4 January , 2023 4 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Is the patch on his left upper-sleeve the 48th Infantry Battalion (I’m clutching at straws tbh). Now I'm clutching the straws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 5 January , 2023 Share Posted 5 January , 2023 Hi all !! I see we've moved on to great detective stories too! Happy New Year, and many happy WITs to solve! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 While we await a further clue from tankengine, who is this rather sinister classical scholar and papyrologist ? ? ? (He is not Count Orlok). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 (edited) Oh goodie...an enigma to solve... just what I needed... Won't say more cause as I know a bit about the golden age of egyptology, I know who the guy is... and I think I gave a hint. FYI... Dilauria, my crazy 5y old mare, tried to high five me... not a good plan... and so I'm in a hospital bed nursing 2 broken ribs... time enough to solve some WITs... M. Edited 19 January , 2023 by Marilyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 12 minutes ago, Marilyne said: Oh goodie...an enigma to solve... just what I needed... Won't say more cause as I know a bit about the golden age of egyptology, I know who the guy is... and I think I gave a hint. FYI... Dilauria, my crazy 5y old mare, tried to high five me... not a good plan... and so I'm in a hospital bed nursing 2 broken ribs... time enough to solve some WITs... M. Ouch…. that must be painful Marilyne! I can imagine it’s difficult to breathe comfortably. I hope that you recover and feel better quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 It's actually ok for breathing. It hurts when I move... and I just hope I don't have to cough the next days . M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Just now, Marilyne said: It's actually ok for breathing. It hurts when I move... and I just hope I don't have to cough the next days . M. Yes I think you’re right, I fell down a storm drain once and cracked my ribs. Coughing was painful. Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Sympathies. I've suffered multiple rib fractures so I know how painful it can be. Wishing you a speedy recovery. No idea who U.G's creepy papyrologist is yet, but hard at work cracking the code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 8 minutes ago, neverforget said: , but hard at work cracking the code. Exactly!!!!! ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Well it isn't Turing. Is it Marian Rejewski? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Is it Joseph Fourier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 48 minutes ago, Marilyne said: I'm in a hospital bed nursing 2 broken ribs Unlucky matey; get better soon. Just on a technical note you can high five but with the horse isn't it technically a high one? I have no idea who the creepy guy is but I'm impressed that some of the inmates do...... Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Or a high one to five... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 Just now, Marilyne said: Or a high one to five... That works. I'd stick to stroking, sugar lumps and apples. Probably safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankengine888 Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: While we await a further clue from tankengine I'd think that the last post I replied to would've been the kicker... Also sorry to hear Marilyne, get well soon! Zidane P.S Uncle George's newest seems like a stereotypical 'mad scientist'.. unfortunately I am unsure of his identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 19 January , 2023 Share Posted 19 January , 2023 14 minutes ago, neverforget said: Well it isn't Turing. Is it Marian Rejewski? It isn’t. 15 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Is it Joseph Fourier? Alas, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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