Knotty Posted 30 January , 2023 Share Posted 30 January , 2023 If it is keep it secret😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 30 January , 2023 Share Posted 30 January , 2023 19 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Got him in one Uncle George, well spotted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uncle George Posted 30 January , 2023 Share Posted 30 January , 2023 2 hours ago, neverforget said: Another we seem to have missed thus far. I’m sure we’ve had him before, but a search revealed nothing. I take from this that the old, original WiT? thread has been, er, expunged. 35 minutes ago, neverforget said: Wrong thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 30 January , 2023 Share Posted 30 January , 2023 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: I’m sure we’ve had him before, but a search revealed nothing. I take from this that the old, original WiT? thread has been, er, expunged. Wrong thread? Yes, I was surprised to see that he didn't turn up when I searched. Perhaps we did have him in the old thread. Still a good spot on your part though. Yes, sorry Tom Waits was meant to be posted in the music thread....oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 30 January , 2023 Share Posted 30 January , 2023 (edited) Onwards,let’s not dwell on @neverforget brain *art😂we all have ‘em This WIT image was taken several years after the war, a Midlander with many voices. Edited 30 January , 2023 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 9 hours ago, Knotty said: Onwards,let’s not dwell on @neverforget brain *art😂we all have ‘em This WIT image was taken several years after the war, a Midlander with many voices. Harry Tate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 16 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Harry Tate? No not him, he’s from the Midlands (formerly part of Worcestershire), Tate I believe is Scottish, although this WIT has a fishy past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 16 minutes ago, Knotty said: No not him, he’s from the Midlands (formerly part of Worcestershire), Tate I believe is Scottish, although this WIT has a fishy past. Redditch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 No but closer to your good self😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 7 hours ago, Knotty said: No but closer to your good self😁 I can't seem to make any headway John. Would another hint be possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkley remembers Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 27 minutes ago, neverforget said: I can't seem to make any headway John. Would another hint be possible? Much the same here. However, I will take a guess and suggest that it is Claude Choules the last surviving combat veteran. Fishy because he served in the RN and Worcestershire because he was born in Pershore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Ok chaps, judging by the response I will add he was fishy as in he was a monger before and after, but this was not his main claim to fame. Don’t forget we are talking old Worcestershire 1914, so the town is now classed as West Midlands,and a very beach sounding area. Within a few minutes you should be able to march away with the answer NB Featured on the Forum but not on WIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 18 hours ago, Knotty said: Onwards,let’s not dwell on @neverforget brain *art😂we all have ‘em This WIT image was taken several years after the war, a Midlander with many voices. I’m looking for a Music Hall impressionist, and the only one I can find is Nosmo King and it isn’t him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Id say Jack Judge? https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/oldbury-roots-of-first-world-war-229944 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 (edited) Sorry UG, neverforget has named him. John Thomas Judge, affectionally known as Jack, apparently took a 5 minute challenge and penned the famous WW1 marching ditty that the troops took to their hearts “It’s a long way to Tipperary”, the chorus sung by many voices. Born in 1872, a fishmonger by trade,moved to composing,then back to a fishmonger , he sadly died of cancer in 1938. One of his sons John was killed in Mesopotamia in 1917. This link is from the Oldbury history and has a detailed 4 Chapters on his life. http://historyofoldbury.co.uk/articles/article008 - jack judge part 1.htm Edited 31 January , 2023 by Knotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 He's in the extensive library under the "Music Hall star Sandwell WW1" section 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Very surprised he had not been on WIT before😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Here's one that I don't think has featured yet. I haven't found anyone with similar distinctions either. A most unusual record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Not an clue American or European by birth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 1 minute ago, Knotty said: Not an clue American or European by birth? European. Proved to be a very good and competent soldier, and leader of men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 Fought on the Eastern front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 The Good guys or the bad guys😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 2 minutes ago, Knotty said: The Good guys or the bad guys😁 Yes! And I'm not being facetious 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 31 January , 2023 Share Posted 31 January , 2023 He did put into writing his humorous account of the war, but unfortunately didn't get to finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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