Uncle George Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Fattyowls said: UG, it's not Harold Macmillan perchance? I've only ever seen one photo of him during wartime. Bevin's quote about Morrison is a favourite of mine, as is Ernie, but while searching I was struck by the similarities between Brockway and Morrison, and not just the rather bouffant hairstyles. Illuminating. Pete. No Pete. Macmillan, another future Foreign Sec., is something of a hero of mine. He burned an effigy of Neville Chamberlain on Guy Fawkes night, 1936. I remember him speaking from the Lords during the Miners' Strike: "... the best men in the world, who beat the Kaiser's army ..." EDIT: it was Guy Fawkes night 1938. Edited 1 May , 2017 by Uncle George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 18 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Double eight? (Forgive my ignorance.) It's my ignorance that has to beg forgiveness Uncle George. I was mis-remembering him as one the Richmond 16. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Sixteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 25 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Double eight? (Forgive my ignorance.) An amusing coincidence is that though he wasn't one of the Richmond 16, he was one of the 16,000 ww1 conchies.? Is the grainy chap David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 1 hour ago, Uncle George said: No Pete. Macmillan, another future Foreign Sec., is something of a hero of mine. He burned an effigy of Neville Chamberlain on Guy Fawkes night, 1936. I remember him speaking from the Lords during the Miners Strike: " ... the best men in the world, who beat the Kaiser's army ..." I too have a soft spot for Supermac. I've always liked his quote when asked what kept him awake at night: "events dear boy, events". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 42 minutes ago, neverforget said: Is the grainy chap David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres by any chance? No. Nor is he Eden, another Foreign Sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 Not Grey, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 Just now, seaJane said: Not Grey, surely? No indeed. Although Grey was Foreign Sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 30 April , 2017 Share Posted 30 April , 2017 Lord Halifax? Major, Yorkshire Dragoons?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 9 hours ago, voltaire60 said: Lord Halifax? Major, Yorkshire Dragoons?? Yes, the Holy Fox himself. The photograph is from his biography, by F.E.'s son: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117731 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 5 hours ago, Uncle George said: Yes, the Holy Fox himself. The photograph is from his biography, by F.E.'s son: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.117731 Despite the poor quality of the picture, the inane grin still comes through. Halifax-no left hand-Could have been in "Line of Duty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 Line of Duty. Who's this ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 Margaret Damer Dawson (Either that or a young Hermann Goering in drag) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 2 hours ago, Uncle George said: Line of Duty. Who's this ? ? ? Edith Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 (edited) Back to politics Edited 1 May , 2017 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 1 hour ago, voltaire60 said: Margaret Damer Dawson (Either that or a young Hermann Goering in drag) 15 minutes ago, neverforget said: Edith Smith? Margaret Damer Dawson it is, the founder of the Women's Police Volunteers in 1914. "The initial impetus for the creation of the WPV was Damer Dawson‟s concern that British men at railway stations were attempting to recruit Belgian women as prostitutes. She also believed that the influx of young women into cities across Britain, enjoying freedoms and employment opportunities unheard of in peacetime, were at risk of succumbing to the vices of drunkenness, loose morals and criminal behaviour." http://www.clarelangleyhawthorne.com/pdf/WPS_Background.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 16 minutes ago, neverforget said: Back to politics He's Red Clydesider John MacLean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 8 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Margaret Damer Dawson it is, the founder of the Women's Police Volunteers in 1914. "The initial impetus for the creation of the WPV was Damer Dawson‟s concern that British men at railway stations were attempting to recruit Belgian women as prostitutes. She also believed that the influx of young women into cities across Britain, enjoying freedoms and employment opportunities unheard of in peacetime, were at risk of succumbing to the vices of drunkenness, loose morals and criminal behaviour." She has a look that would instantly return evildoers to the paths of righteousness. She reminds me of Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction except without the large gun; she wouldn't need one to strike down on thee with great vengeance and furious anger........ Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 3 minutes ago, Uncle George said: He's Red Clydesider John MacLean. No fooling you Uncle. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/johnmaclean.html I thought the Ruskie overtones might have made it not quite so easy. Back to the drawing board for me.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: She has a look that would instantly return evildoers to the paths of righteousness. She reminds me of Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction except without the large gun; she wouldn't need one to strike down on thee with great vengeance and furious anger........ Pete. One wonders if she actually became some poor soul's mother in law. Edited 1 May , 2017 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 11 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: She has a look that would instantly return evildoers to the paths of righteousness. She reminds me of Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction except without the large gun; she wouldn't need one to strike down on thee with great vengeance and furious anger........ Pete. These GW WPCs chill the blood ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 1 minute ago, neverforget said: One wonders if she actually became some poor soul's mother in law. What a quite terrifying thought Mr Plumb; I've never had a mother in law and that has put me off acquiring one in the future. I took one look at the photo and involuntarily pulled my socks up. An excellent if slightly disturbing post by UG. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 21 minutes ago, Uncle George said: These GW WPCs chill the blood ... Enough already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 Wot's all this then ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 7 minutes ago, Fattyowls said: What a quite terrifying thought Mr Plumb; I've never had a mother in law and that has put me off acquiring one in the future. I took one look at the photo and involuntarily pulled my socks. Pete. A time to count your blessings Mr. Owls. I've had two! The first one was the absolute model for the late Bernard Mannering's repertoire. To be fair though the second was as sweet as an angel, and eventually helped me to recover from the reccuring nightmares induced by her predecessor. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 May , 2017 Share Posted 1 May , 2017 17 minutes ago, Uncle George said: Wot's all this then ? ? ? Is it Frank Richardson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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