Uncle George Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 Wrong side of the channel, landward rather than seaward, one had belonged to a movement ending in 'ist', the other didn't hence the chalk and cheese comment. I have to admit that I haven't looked in on the thread as often as I would like as I've been writing some stuff up, but as you say it is quiet. NF, JP, David and Mr B have joined the longer term absentees like Mick and Lord Drill. Was it something we said? Pete. One is Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola, a pastelist (apparently). The other may be Soloman Joseph Soloman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph0ebus Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 I'm still here, but I have not had the faintest clue on the recent offerings in what seems like an eternity! -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 I'm still here, but I have not had the faintest clue on the recent offerings in what seems like an eternity! -Daniel Glad to know that Daniel; I too have not the faintest idea with most of the recent offerings but that is nothing new. What I have found is that I think "I should have known that" quite a lot. I'd seen the picture of the flying pig with Lord Brabazon plenty of times. One is Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola, a pastelist (apparently). The other may be Soloman Joseph Soloman. Correct on number one uncle; the second man is the only French cubist that I am aware of to be awarded the MC. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 It's Jim Murphy lookalike Andre Mare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 2 October , 2014 Share Posted 2 October , 2014 It sure is uncle. Mare worked with Guirand de Scevola in the French Camouflage department applying cubist techniques to deceive the eye. He was apparently a specialist in observation posts and helped the British and Italians; he was badly wounded by shrapnel in 1916 and would suffer from the effects of mustard gas after the war. Considering how far apart their pre-war work was in style it is an interesting story. (at least to me). I'd love to find the citation for the MC sometime; it's one more thing to put on the list. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Does anyone know who this is ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Rajah Mahendra Pratap khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Rajah Mahendra Pratap khaki No - he was not an Indian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Kaiser Wilhelm II? I know he adopted Arab dress sometimes, to foster his claim that he was fighting on behalf of Muslims in the Middle East. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Not the Kaiser, no. Otherwise, you are VERY close to the correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Not the Kaiser, no. Otherwise, you are VERY close to the correct answer. Max von Oppenheim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Max von Oppenheim. Yes - Abu Jihad himself, 'The Father of Holy War'. He argued that all Muslims be encouraged to engage in jihad against the colonial powers. And, this being WiT, it should be recorded that as an archaeologist he met TEL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelcave Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 Yes - Abu Jihad himself, 'The Father of Holy War'. He argued that all Muslims be encouraged to engage in jihad against the colonial powers. And, this being WiT, it should be recorded that as an archaeologist he met TEL. Gosh, must get my copy of Greenmantle out and have a re-read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 3 October , 2014 Share Posted 3 October , 2014 While we are on a middle eastern heading who is this? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 October , 2014 Share Posted 4 October , 2014 While we are on a middle eastern heading who is this? Pete. Is he King Faisal I ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 4 October , 2014 Share Posted 4 October , 2014 This chap thought the British were imprisoned in a class system of deference and dilettantism. Plus ca change. Who is he ? ? ? P.S - I don't know if he ever met TEL. Research continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 4 October , 2014 Share Posted 4 October , 2014 Is he King Faisal I ? Not Faisal, although at a casual glance there is a resemblance. He has a lot in common with the patron saint of the thread. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 5 October , 2014 Share Posted 5 October , 2014 (edited) While we are on a middle eastern heading who is this? Pete. It's Gerard Evelyn Leachman, DSO. He led a fascinating life and was murdered in 1920. Edited 5 October , 2014 by helpjpl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 5 October , 2014 Share Posted 5 October , 2014 It's Gerard Evelyn Leachman, DSO. He led a fascinating life and was murdered in 1920. Nice one JP; Gerard Leachman it is. I came upon him as I was researching a footballer of mine who may or may not have been wounded in Mesoptamia. I was reading around the campaign and found that Leachman had led the cavalry escape from Kut and did a lot of TELish things in the area. Because of his complexion, features and ability to ride a camel he could pass as a Bedu apparently. He was murdered in a dispute in Fallujah in Iraq; a place name that still makes the news nearly 100 years later sadly. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 Stuck on Uncle George's chap. Australian? Meanwhile - Who is this author and poet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 JP, both your man and Uncle George's analyst of British society look oh so familiar. My chances of working out who they are are probably vanishingly small however. Or to put it another way any cryptic clues available? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 JP, both your man and Uncle George's analyst of British society look oh so familiar. My chances of working out who they are are probably vanishingly small however. Or to put it another way any cryptic clues available? Pete. Stuck on Uncle George's chap. Australian? ? Yes, Australian. No stranger to this Forum. His son is often in the News (International). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 Stuck on Uncle George's chap. Australian? Meanwhile - Who is this author and poet? Is he John Masefield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 Yes, Australian. No stranger to this Forum. His son is often in the News (International).That made it too easy! Keith Murdoch, father of Rupert.As a journalist covering the Gallipoli campaign, he is largely responsible for the creation of the myth that virtually all the Allied troops on the peninsula were Anzacs. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 7 October , 2014 Share Posted 7 October , 2014 That made it too easy! Keith Murdoch, father of Rupert. As a journalist covering the Gallipoli campaign, he is largely responsible for the creation of the myth that virtually all the Allied troops on the peninsula were Anzacs. Ron Too easy - sorry. But yes, Keith Murdoch, father of the Dirty Digger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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