michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Share Posted 18 June , 2020 We're struggling with exactly what it is that appears in the brackets on the bottom line here The line appears to read A court (G... R... P..) into conduct of Lt. W What on earth are the words within the brackets? Thanks in advance for any assistance here Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 18 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 18 June , 2020 Could it be (Genl ??? Ping) as in General ??? Presiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 Thanks spof Running with your idea for one moment, what would be the normal procedure here? Would a General be brought in from another division? [I'm thinking along the lines of a badly written Gen Paris (GoC RND at Helles) which was later also badly clarified with the third word inserted slightly above the first two] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 18 June , 2020 Admin Share Posted 18 June , 2020 I don't know but, hopefully, someone else does. If they got in an "outsider" surely it would be mentioned in the Divisional HQ diaries if you can access them. Gen Paris does look a good fit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 8 minutes ago, spof said: If they got in an "outsider" surely it would be mentioned in the Divisional HQ diaries if you can access them. Thanks again for your ideas here - I'll see if that can be checked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 18 June , 2020 Share Posted 18 June , 2020 (edited) Michael It might be " Gen King presiding." Possible a Brigadier-General given that it is a junior officer in trouble. Edited 18 June , 2020 by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 1 hour ago, michaeldr said: I'll see if that can be checked I'm working on this once removed so-to-speak, in so far as this is part of the research project of a very good friend of mine. He assures me that he can find no further mention of this incident at Divisional or Corps level, including their various WD Appendices. Further, the Subaltern in question seems (as far as can be ascertained) to have suffered no lasting stain upon his record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 Terry, Just seen your post I'll have a look at that Thanks for your interest Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 Well Terry, that's interesting There are other Cap K's on the same page and they don't match, so I had previously discounted them However, there was indeed a Brig-Gen King in that division as their CRA: Brigadier General A. de'A. King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 June , 2020 Author Share Posted 18 June , 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, michaeldr said: There are other Cap K's on the same page and they don't match, so I had previously discounted them This infantryman has just been corrected (off-line) by an certain ex-RAF type who has suggested that I look again at the page in question 'Killed' & 'Kershaw' seem to indicate such similarity, that the indecipherable is indeed most probably Gen King P'in ie Brigadier-General King Presiding My grateful thanks to Terry and spof best regards Michael Edited 18 June , 2020 by michaeldr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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