Uncle George Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 I'm confused is row B third row down so are we talking about the bald chap? The bald chap is, I believe, B4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 "In summary we are now left with 16 d 1, 2, 7, 8 c 5, 6, 10 b 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 a 3, 4, 7, 9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Second row down 9 is Elsie Knocker Third row down 1 is that Richard Travis VC Top row 10 is that Bert Jacka? Knocker and Jacka were spotted earlier. Pete thought b1 was Leslie Andrew VC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 You seem to have posted your 'Wanted' list upside down? I thought you said Row A was on the bottom and Row D was on the top? I did and it is and I'm begin to wish I had never started this. Uncle George's post 4880 sorts it, although we have C10 Roy Inwood and b9 Private Tickle David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 I did and it is and I'm begin to wish I had never started this. Uncle George's post 4880 sorts it, although we have C10 Roy Inwood and b9 Private Tickle David And B5 Harry Farr. We do not have B4 (the bald chap). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 B4 (the follicle challenged) -Sir Harold Gillies the plastic surgery pioneer John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Just had confirmed from a friend in the West Country that B7 is Lance Corporal Harry Van Tromp,(Royal Fusiliers) son of the Mayor of Taunton, he was killed at Vimy on 23rd May just 6 days after the photo was taken aged 32. He was a Boer War veteran and a survived an early airplane crash in 1914. Hoping for some more information. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 (I hope Pete has survived his morning with the elderly, disgruntled Evertonians) B5 is I think an echo of the photo that started our peregrinations through the photo record of the Great War. It is described as a German soldier captured during the battle of the Menin Ridge during the attack on Vampire Farm in 1917; it's part of the National Army Museum collection, and although an (insert the word derived from Orthodox church art that we can't use) image of WW1 I have never seen him identified. I have often wondered if it was taken by one of Charteris' intelligence officers to show the low quality of German troops to report back to Haig (just one last push sir). Just supposition on my part of course. The troops were in good spirits this morning; we are a multi-faith group (blues and reds). Everton cancelled the end of season awards dinner last night in the wake of sacking our likeable but defensively inept manager and the club donated the rather swanky food to various charities in the city. We spent a happy morning making doggy bags for the over 75's to take home with them so I didn't get a chance to do my third WiT? quiz. I have been meaning to thank everyone who helped me with suggestions; John and Helpjpl in particular. WiT?3 is v hard, but WiT?4 is positively fiendish. Having said that I thought that Harry Truman would slow them up in the second quiz and they got him in one. It was the glasses. They struggled with Anthony Eden interestingly enough, I though he would go in seconds. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 B5 is I think an echo of the photo that started our peregrinations through the photo record of the Great War. Pete. Do you mean C6 Pete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Do you mean C6 Pete? Almost certainly, give me about six months and I should get the hang of it. I even counted twice and still got it wrong; I was failed by the education system........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Pete To many fag breaks:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Pete To many fag breaks:-) Clearly. I know the man bottom row seven from the right and he came up when I was searching for images to illustrate a talk on the war poets' Merseyside links but I can't find it again, which is mildly irritating. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 The chap at A4 is 2nd Lt Maxwell Dalton Barrows 5th Batt. Sherwood Foresters Kia 3/10/1918 aged 20,was this the man you were referring to? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 Is c6 FW Harvey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 13 May , 2016 Share Posted 13 May , 2016 We think c6 is a German sJ. However FW Harvey is an excellent addition to WIT as he is a war poet we've not had before David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 (edited) Morning all. Just back from my first fishing trip of the year. If I have my map references correct, then a9 is Filip Konowal V.C. and c10 is Reginald Roy Inwood V.C. EDIT: I see that c10 has already been taken, so, one that I`m surprised that David didn`t spot; d7 is Sir William Orpen. Edited 14 May , 2016 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 Morning all. Just back from my first fishing trip of the year. If I have my map references correct, then a9 is Filip Konowal V.C. and c10 is Reginald Roy Inwood V.C. EDIT: I see that c10 has already been taken, so, one that I`m surprised that David didn`t spot; d7 is Sir William Orpen. A welcome return NF! And what makes my embarrassment even more acute is that the notebook I use for all things WIT, including the chessboard names, has the Orpen self portrait as its cover. I think the expression is 'hiding in plain sight'! We are now only looking for a3 and 7, b3 and 10, c5, d1, 2 and 8 David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 A welcome return NF! And what makes my embarrassment even more acute is that the notebook I use for all things WIT, including the chessboard names, has the Orpen self portrait as its cover. I think the expression is 'hiding in plain sight'! We are now only looking for a3 and 7, b3 and 10, c5, d1, 2 and 8 David d8 is driving me crazy, as I`m sure I know this face, but just can`t place him. I have a feeling he may be a V.C. winner, but I`m not sure. I do know a couple more, but I`ll have to wait and see if anyone else identifies them today. In the meantime, may I offer this rather spurious diversion??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 Is D1 Henry Williamson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 Is D1 Henry Williamson? D1 is one that I was saving till tomorrow, and I don`t think it`s Henry Williamson, though I can see the remarkable likeness. I may well be wrong, so I am going to double-check and get back to you asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 NF D8 wasn't a VC , but he was waiting for his release papers (signed on underage) before going into action on 1/7/16 kia High Wood, he was all over the papers in 2014. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 NF D8 wasn't a VC , but he was waiting for his release papers (signed on underage) before going into action on 1/7/16 kia High Wood, he was all over the papers in 2014. John Do you know who he is, to put me out of my misery? Is D1 Henry Williamson? Uncle George, I`ve just double-checked, and I`m quite sure that he isn`t Henry Williamson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 Sorry NF Will break my quota for today, will PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 D1 is one that I was saving till tomorrow, and I don`t think it`s Henry Williamson, though I can see the remarkable likeness. I may well be wrong, so I am going to double-check and get back to you asap.NF/KnottyAll pointless restrictions imposed on this activity were removed yesterday (by the same idiot who stipulated them in the first place) so no need to wait until tomorrow to enlighten us David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 14 May , 2016 Share Posted 14 May , 2016 In that case, to put U.G. out of his misery, d1 is Geoffrey Malins, and a7 is Paul Nash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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