Stoppage Drill Posted 3 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 3 April , 2017 I knew a chap called Knoblauch. (In German the 'K' is pronounced.) Nice chap, Czech/Sudeten Deutsch, happy to see the Wehrmacht arrive in 1938, not so happy when he found himself in Feldgrau in Russia as Sanitätsmann. Never stopped complaining that he had walked all the way to the outskirts of Moscow and back. I could only shut/cheer him up by giving him my fag ration. Good old Joe. We never did win on Loto Toto, did we ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 10 hours ago, seaJane said: In a wild digression, Katerina Knoblauch, 1532. "She was widely regarded as having the worst halitosis in Germany - and, as you can imagine, that's up against some pretty stiff competition." Ron, after Blackadder III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 (edited) Here we have the second of a line of three members of a very prestigious fighting family. He and his father both served in WW1, and his son in WW2. All three were "Sirs", one being an Admiral, another an Air Chief Marshal, and the other an Air Vice Marshal. Edited 4 April , 2017 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 Is he Sir Richard Peirse, son of Sir Richard Peirse, and father of, er, Sir Richard Peirse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 Apologies for the delay. Hospital visit. Well done UG. Correct on all counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Drill Posted 4 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2017 I didn't know the story about him pinching The Auk's missus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 4 minutes ago, Stoppage Drill said: I didn't know the story about him pinching The Auk's missus. Nor I, though Mountbatten's brass neck was less of a shock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 Another writer-cum-Intelligence officer here. Who can he be ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 April , 2017 Share Posted 4 April , 2017 Erskine Childers- the Volunteer uniform doesn't exactly blend into the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 Oh ballochs! Am I rubbish at uniforms. Spent half the night trawling through Aussie pensmiths. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 Erskine Childers- the Volunteer uniform doesn't exactly blend into the background Yep. In a busy life, he was the prospective Parliamentary candidate for Devonport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 23 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Yep. In a busy life, he was the prospective Parliamentary candidate for Devonport. That I did not know- Randolph Churchill, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Michael Foot -yes. And Dame Joan Vickers-who I think was the original for the stroppy deaf lady in Fawlty Towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 That I did not know- Randolph Churchill, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Michael Foot -yes. And Dame Joan Vickers-who I think was the original for the stroppy deaf lady in Fawlty Towers I recall as a boy running through the street, chanting, "Nick nick nick nick knickers! Knickers to Dame Joan Vickers!" She was a National Liberal, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 18 minutes ago, Uncle George said: She was a National Liberal, I think. She was not to be trifled with-first and foremost. Actually, despite the blue rinse, she was quite a pleasant person. Putting up with herd of dockyardies would test anyone' s patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 Lets have an easy one who is this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 5 April , 2017 Share Posted 5 April , 2017 Best I can come up with at the moment is that he's a Seaforth Highlander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Alistair Buchan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Acting Captain Lawrence Gjers, Seaforth Highlanders, KIA 4th October 1917. Son of a Midlesborough iron family and formerly Inns of Court OTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Acting Captain Lawrence Gjers, Seaforth Highlanders, KIA 4th October 1917. Son of a Midlesborough iron family and formerly Inns of Court OTC Lawrence Gjers it is Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, RaySearching said: Lets have an easy one who is this I feel sure that your tongue was firmly implanted in your cheek when you announced this wee chappie as an "easy" one, Ray. Quite an obscure candidate as far as I can see. I, for one, was astounded that he was he identified from the 17 battalions raised in WW1, as he was not on any of the lists of notable Seaforth Highlanders that I looked at. Edited 6 April , 2017 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 1 hour ago, neverforget said: I feel sure that your tongue was firmly implanted in your cheek when you announced this wee chappie as an "easy" one Far from it I thought he would have been identified quickly with no clues, from a pal from the surrounding vicinity The Gjers family were quite well known locally I think i have several photos of Lawrence in my collection Regards Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 53 minutes ago, RaySearching said: Far from it I thought he would have been identified quickly with no clues, from a pal from the surrounding vicinity The Gjers family were quite well known locally I think i have several photos of Lawrence in my collection Regards Ray A little local knowledge is a priceless thing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 As an added interest Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 12 minutes ago, RaySearching said: As an added interest Ray That's one of the most beautifully maintained plaques I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Who is this local chap then NF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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