RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Local to who ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 17 minutes ago, Knotty said: Who is this local chap then NF? I think that he may be familiar but I can't place him. Is he Royal Warwick's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 3 minutes ago, RaySearching said: Local to who ? Birmingham or West Midlands I think Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neverforget Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Thanks. I'm absolutely hopeless at badges/uniforms etc. Still stuck at the bottom of my long learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Ray/NF Local to Birmingham Ray 8th Batt London Reg. = Yes John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Are, John I thought N.F stood for Northumberland Fusilier in your post then it may have been fairly local to me but not a N.F cap badge Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Sorry for the confusion Ray, always use NF when referring to pal "neverforget", saves me typing in full. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Entering (Birmingham soldier 8th bn post office rifles) in google images gives several possible likeness's including this chap, not 100% certain it is him regards Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 6 April , 2017 Share Posted 6 April , 2017 Hi Ray You have him spot on Alfred Joseph Knight, from Ladywood in Birmingham, now a great dose of me eating humble pie, after checking your link I realised the picture I submitted was that of Henry James Knight, the next image in my VC list. Apologise to all for leading you up the garden path John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Don't know whether this one is famous enough but let's see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Lt.Col. Harold Ozanne DSO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Col., eventually, and RMLI, but yes. Also? (there's a connection) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 2 hours ago, seaJane said: Col., eventually, and RMLI, but yes. Also? (there's a connection) It's Bert Mckenzie, Jane. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroics during the raid on Zeebrugge. He was an excellent boxer too, and sadly, became a victim of the flu epidemic. Not sure of the connection with tje previous fellow though as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ridgus Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 The extensive library suggests that the two families are now linked by marriage via the grandchildren David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Got it, you two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 (edited) Another two chaps connected, in life and in death: What's the story??? Edited 7 April , 2017 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Hi nf Dont know if its just me but I can't see any images, just a string of numbers with .jpg at the end. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 35 minutes ago, Knotty said: Hi nf Dont know if its just me but I can't see any images, just a string of numbers with .jpg at the end. John Thanks for letting me know John. I`ve reposted them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Nicely visible now NF, now to find the connection John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Something to do with the KOYLI I suspect Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 6 minutes ago, RaySearching said: Something to do with the KOYLI I suspect Ray Quite so, Ray, but their connection is more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 Would they have anything to do with the group of 4th Batt KOYLI who were drown at Gainsborough, Lincs. on 19/2/1915 in a training accident, whilst on coastal defence duty. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 7 April , 2017 Share Posted 7 April , 2017 10 minutes ago, Knotty said: Would they have anything to do with the group of 4th Batt KOYLI who were drown at Gainsborough, Lincs. on 19/2/1915 in a training accident, whilst on coastal defence duty. John No, but they were 4th battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 8 April , 2017 Share Posted 8 April , 2017 October. 3rd Ypres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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