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Benno Fiala Ritter von Fernbrugg NF. Thanks to your clues!

Spot on, Caryl. Well played. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Fiala_Ritter_von_Fernbrugg

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Does anyone recognise this man from Moose Jaw???post-95959-0-36435000-1421576730_thumb.j

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George Lawrence Price - died 11.11.1918 10:58h, just 2 minutes before the armistice came into effect - reputedly the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed in the GW?

Cheers

Colin

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George Lawrence Price - died 11.11.1918 10:58h, just 2 minutes before the armistice came into effect - reputedly the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed in the GW?

Cheers

Colin

That just about sums it up nicely, Colin. Good spot. Another one that surprised me by not having been posted before.

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right who is this next to King George in 1918 ?

Carl

The eyes aren't quite up to that one Carl. So far all I can come up with is that he is very tall

David

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If it`s not Albert again, I`ll go for his son Leopold 3rd. Though he wasn`t as tall as his father.

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The eyes aren't quite up to that one Carl. So far all I can come up with is that he is very tall

David

I second that (but without the "quite")!

Cheers

Colin :blink:

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Once again King Albert of the Belgians (here in a Dragoon Guards uniform :-)Carl

Someone clothed not as we are used?

Who's this ? ? ?post-108430-0-71769400-1421586942_thumb.

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Trying not to ignore the obvious is that Lord K uncle? I don't think I've ever seen him in civvies.

Pete.

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Trying not to ignore the obvious is that Lord K uncle? I don't think I've ever seen him in civvies.

Pete.

Yes of course it's K, Pete! But such an unusual mufti photo I thought I'd share

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Yes of course it's K, Pete! But such an unusual mufti photo I thought I'd share

So obvious in fact that I began to doubt myself UG, good thinking and as you say well worth the post. I'm sure I read somewhere about Kitchener turning up to Cabinet meetings in uniform with full honours and it being rather intimidating; from your photo he looks pretty imposing in a top hat as well.

Pete.

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Anyone know who this RMLI, DSO officer is, before I let any clues out of the bag???

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EDIT: Promoted to Wing Commander in 1916. Shot down in 1917.

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So obvious in fact that I began to doubt myself UG, good thinking and as you say well worth the post. I'm sure I read somewhere about Kitchener turning up to Cabinet meetings in uniform with full honours and it being rather intimidating; from your photo he looks pretty imposing in a top hat as well.

Pete.

The photograph is from Beaverbrook's 'Politicians and the War' (1928), and is captioned: "Kitchener Leaving the War Office - 'And now nearly all the candles but one - that of life itself - are out.' "

https://archive.org/stream/politicianswar00maxa#page/n7/mode/2up

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Anyone know who this RMLI, DSO officer is, before I let any clues out of the bag???

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EDIT: Promoted to Wing Commander in 1916. Shot down in 1917.

Is he Eugene Gerrard? He matches many of your clues.

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Good effort UG, but not him.

Some pertinent numbers to play with: He was one of ten to finish, out of 29 who started.

EDIT: A 1930`s film was made of his escapades.

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Good effort UG, but not him.

Some pertinent numbers to play with: He was one of ten to finish, out of 29 who started.

EDIT: A 1930`s film was made of his escapades.

Colonel Charles Rathborne - the 10 of 29 being those who made successful home runs in the so-called "First Great Escape" from the German PoW camp at Holzminden in 1918.

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I think I have a spicy meatball for the assembled WITters/WDYTTMBs/HAIRTTELs:

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Clue: he's a biped.

:devilgrin:

-Daniel

PS my real clue, he's our 'daily double'...

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Colonel Charles Rathborne - the 10 of 29 being those who made successful home runs in the so-called "First Great Escape" from the German PoW camp at Holzminden in 1918.

Outstanding piece of deduction, Andrew. I think I was a bit too cocky giving the clue about his "escapades."

Good account of it here:http://inthefootsteps.org.uk/articles/1914-18greatwar/holzmindentunnellers.htm

And I just love this picture:post-95959-0-35728300-1421654257_thumb.j

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I think I have a spicy meatball for the assembled WITters/WDYTTMBs/HAIRTTELs:

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Who Do You Think This Might Be?

How Am I Related To TEL? (unlikely but all I can think of).

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I think I have a spicy meatball for the assembled WITters/WDYTTMBs/HAIRTTELs:

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Clue: he's a biped.

:devilgrin:

-Daniel

PS my real clue, he's our 'daily double'...

Daniel. It looks like The Eagle of Crimea; Paul V. Argeyev. Franco/Russian Ace.

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