Who is This ? ? ?

[neverforget]

My girl joined up originally by using a man's name. She came out of the war disabled.

[Knotty]

That must be the Serbian lady Sofija Jovanović, with all those medals on show.
Didn’t she loose part of her leg? , I believe she lived to ripe old age. 

[neverforget]

2 minutes ago, Knotty said:

That must be the Serbian lady Sofija Jovanović, with all those medals on show.
Didn’t she loose part of her leg? , I believe she lived to ripe old age. 

Yes. The first female Serbian combatant. Called La Jeanne d'Arc Serbe (The Serbian Joan of Arc) by French newspapers; thus the Orleans connection. 

She managed to convince the authorities to let her join a Chetnik unit during both Balkan Wars. "I want a rifle and a war schedule! - she said firmly. - I won't leave here without a rifle. If I falter or fear the task, kill me... All my men are at war, I will not sit at home either. - Good, girl! - said the major to her. - You can't go to the front, but we can take you as a nurse. To see the wounds of heroes...- I want a gun! - she repeated. - For nurses, take older ones. I also want to beat the Turks!"

She joined the Serbian Army under the male name Sofronije Jovanović immediately upon the start of World War I. In July 1914, as part of the Srem Volunteer Detachment, she commanded the first group of Serbian fighters who crossed the Sava to Srem to reconnoiter enemy positions and cut telephone wires to Zemun.

She was wounded in the war, lost part of her foot and became disabled. She received 13 decorations for heroism. She died in 1979 . and was buried with military honors at the New Cemetery in Belgrade.

https://sr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Софија_Јовановић_(ратница)

[tankengine888]

Ah damn it. Still an interesting character. Finished my bit of square bashing and stressing the Sergeant out.

[neverforget]

2 minutes ago, tankengine888 said:

Ah damn it. Still an interesting character. Finished my bit of square bashing and stressing the Sergeant out.

No doubt you'll soon be giving him orders.😁

[tankengine888]

13 minutes ago, neverforget said:

No doubt you'll soon be giving him orders.😁

I WISH!

Has the voice of a typical SM, yells loud enough to be heard in America, does his drill to perfection and so on... I managed to anger a whole platoon as Right Marker by marching too fast! Bearing in mind that I'm taller than most of them..

Zidane.

[neverforget]

[tankengine888]

Im involved in too many things at cadets.. some bad, some laughable.

Now, who's this!

[markuscollins]

8 minutes ago, tankengine888 said:

Im involved in too many things at cadets.. some bad, some laughable.

Now, who's this!

Looks like George Clinton to me

[neverforget]

34 minutes ago, tankengine888 said:

Im involved in too many things at cadets.. some bad, some laughable.

Now, who's this!

Pretty sure it is someone I have posted in the past so I will duck this one. 

[Knotty]

40 minutes ago, neverforget said:

Pretty sure it is someone I have posted in the past so I will duck this one. 

You must have a photographic memory😉

[neverforget]

1 minute ago, Knotty said:

You must have a photographic memory😉

My suspicions are confirmed then 

[Knotty]

1 hour ago, neverforget said:

My suspicions are confirmed then 

Certainly mon ami

[neverforget]

1 hour ago, Knotty said:

Certainly mon ami

I never forget a face. I might not remember who they are but I never forget a face.😁

[Fattyowls]

17 minutes ago, neverforget said:

I never forget a face

...but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

[neverforget]

1 hour ago, Fattyowls said:

...but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

Perfectly understandable old boy. Sometimes we have to do the right thing by ourselves. 

[neverforget]

17 hours ago, neverforget said:

I never forget a face. I might not remember who they are but I never forget a face.😁

For the second time now I immediately recognised someone whom I had previously posted, but again although I recognise his face I just can't remember who he is. Not surprising really I suppose given that we must each have posted hundreds of pictures.

Still infuriating though.

[Knotty]

Oh dear Steve😀, another clue, plenty of pictures and he had some of his awards rescinded but nobody can give a definitive answer as to why, did he upset HRH?

[neverforget]

Thanks John, I'll go away and scratch my head a little more.

[David Ridgus]

21 hours ago, tankengine888 said:

Im involved in too many things at cadets.. some bad, some laughable.

Now, who's this!

Is this Ernest Brooks, the war photographer? (If so then the Berkshire posse strikes again)

[neverforget]

A quick one for @David Ridgus:

How do you console an English teacher?

There their they're. 

[David Ridgus]

1 minute ago, neverforget said:

A quick one for @David Ridgus:

How do you console an English teacher?

There their they're. 

Some of my po-faced ex colleagues would have sniffed and said, 'You've left out the commas'!

But I was never more than an amateur English teacher so I think that's brilliant. Now if you have any jokes about History or Economics teachers ....

[neverforget]

3 minutes ago, David Ridgus said:

Some of my po-faced ex colleagues would have sniffed and said, 'You've left out the commas'!

But I was never more than an amateur English teacher so I think that's brilliant. Now if you have any jokes about History or Economics teachers ....

The only one that comes to mind is the history teacher who walks into a bar, holds up two fingers and says "Five beers please".

I can hear the groans from here; I'll close the door on my way out...

[David Ridgus]

Well presuming my Ernest Brooks punt is a winner, who is this chap.

I thought he might be the first in an occasional series, 'I'm a writer, not and a fighter'

David

[neverforget]

Well done with Brooks, by the way. I must now go and check if I actually did post him before or whether I might qualify for a discount from my next insurance renewal with confused.com.