neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 I've no idea about Our World War, not being able to watch British TV (I'll have to move to the Netherlands!), but is it Maurice Dease - first posthumous VC of the GW?At Mons he continued to control the firing of his machine guns until the very end. Cheers Colin Not Lt Dease Colin, but you've nailed the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 Not Lt Dease Colin, but you've nailed the location. I thought, but it might be Theodore Wright, but it isn't - it is Charles Jarvis, who earned his VC simultaneously with Wright. Very cunning of you, not being keen being called "sir" (as a corporal) and cropping out his chest with the VC on it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 I thought, but it might be Theodore Wright, but it isn't - it is Charles Jarvis, who earned his VC simultaneously with Wright. Very cunning of you, not being keen being called "sir" (as a corporal) and cropping out his chest with the VC on it...... Quite right, Colin. Corporal Jarvis, who won the first Scottish V.C. of the war. https://archive.angus.gov.uk/history/features/people/charlesjarvis.htm In January 1917 Jarvis was dismissed from the British Army after over 17 years service. He claimed in an interview with the London Star that the authorities had done this to avoid paying him the pension granted to men with 18 years' service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 He claimed in an interview with the London Star that the authorities had done this to avoid paying him the pension granted to men with 18 years' service. Now why does that have the ring of absolute credibility....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 This fellow went to war with a disability, and was also taunted about his being "fat". Nevertheless, he did so well that he ended up being congratulated by the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 as my previous one was too easy ..... who is this then ? Carl (tip not King Albert this time !) How about Henri Baudouin Lamoral, Prince de Ligne, killed in action at Herentals, Belgium on September 8 1914, age 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 (edited) no, my officer was kia in sep 14 and was a first Carl On the off-chance that U.G. is mistaken, I`ll go for Prince Maurice Of Battenberg. Youngest Grandchild Of Queen Victoria, Killed In Action 1914? EDIT: To help him along, I will let on that my gentleman was a "digger". Edited 28 February , 2015 by neverforget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdr Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 How about Henri Baudouin Lamoral, Prince de Ligne, killed in action at Herentals, Belgium on September 8 1914, age 18. very close but no ..... my chap was at the head of a rather aristocratic unit. Prince de Ligne, Count Villermont and Baron Zualart were all volunteers in his unit. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMarsdin Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 Charles Henkart then Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 This fellow went to war with a disability, and was also taunted about his being "fat". Nevertheless, he did so well that he ended up being congratulated by the enemy. ba.jpg Dominic McCarthy VC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 Who is this intrepid flyer ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 Dominic McCarthy VC Well worked out. McCarthy it is. "On 23 August 1918, McCarthy performed what was later described in the official history as being the most effective piece of individual fighting in the history of the AIF, next to Albert Jacka's Military Cross winning feat at Pozières. Near Madam Wood, east of Vermandovillers, France, the battalion was heavily opposed by well-posted German machine-guns. McCarthy, realizing the situation, dashed across the open ground with two men to the nearest post, where, having out-distanced his companions, he put the gun out of action, then continued fighting his way down the trench. Later, having been joined by one of his men, together they bombed their way along the trench until contact was established with an adjoining unit. During this action McCarthy had killed 22 of the enemy, taken 50 prisoners and captured 3 machine-guns and 500 yards (460 m) of the German front. The battalion historian wrote that following McCarthy's feat, "the prisoners closed in on him from all sides ... and patted him on the back!" For this McCarthy was awarded the Victoria Cross that, within his battalion and in some quarters of the London press, came to be known as the "super-VC" Not bad for a disabled fat bloke in my book. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_McCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 28 February , 2015 Share Posted 28 February , 2015 Who is this intrepid flyer ? ? ? I posted him a while back, uncle, so I`ll stay out of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdr Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Charles Henkart then Carl correct Steve ! Lieutenant Charles Henkart rejoined his regiment in Augustus 14 with two of his personal cars. He bolted some armor to them put a Lewis machine gun on top and took to the road. He and the Prince de Ligne were killed in a German ambush near Westerlo Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdr Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 now who is this then ? there is a 'bird' connection Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 now who is this then ? there is a 'bird' connection Carl I'm pretty sure this is Nikolaus Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien. The bird connection would then be that he commanded the armed merchantman SMS Möve. Möwe means seagull, although the spelling with v is now antiquated and defunct - the modern spelling being Möwe (German w = English v: The German v is more like an English f). Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Who is this intrepid flyer ? ? ? I posted him a while back, uncle, so I`ll stay out of this one. Sorry guys - these things do happen. He is of course Sir William Stephenson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdr Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 I'm pretty sure this is Nikolaus Burggraf und Graf zu Dohna-Schlodien. The bird connection would then be that he commanded the armed merchantman SMS Möve. Möwe means seagull, although the spelling with v is now antiquated and defunct - the modern spelling being Möwe (German w = English v: The German v is more like an English f). Cheers Colin You are quite correct ! Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Now this regal gentleman was a "first" and an "eldest" Who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Now this regal gentleman was a "first" and an "eldest" image27.jpg Who is he? Is he Caspar Rene Gregory, 1846 - 1917, Germany's oldest volunteer? http://gottmituns.net/2013/01/30/ww1-germanys-oldest-wartime-volunteer-caspar-rene-gregory-1846-1917/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 I do hope we haven't had this chap. He's another 'first'. Who is he ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Is he Caspar Rene Gregory, 1846 - 1917, Germany's oldest volunteer? http://gottmituns.net/2013/01/30/ww1-germanys-oldest-wartime-volunteer-caspar-rene-gregory-1846-1917/ No, sorry, Uncle. My regal man didn't make it past the first few days of conflict.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 No, sorry, Uncle. My regal man didn't make it past the first few days of conflict.... How about Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinz of Lippe-Biesterfeld? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverforget Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 Now this regal gentleman was a "first" and an "eldest" image27.jpg Who is he? Now this regal gentleman was a "first" and an "eldest" image27.jpg Who is he? I`ll go for Freidrich Wilhelm of Lippe. http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/Kriegsopfer-Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lippe-Prinz-zur_Soldaten_0_92437.html Beat me to it U.G. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigwhammer Posted 1 March , 2015 Share Posted 1 March , 2015 How about Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinz of Lippe-Biesterfeld? That's him, Uncle! The first and eldest (56 yrs) member of a German royal family to be killed in action, which occured during the battle of Liège 06.08.1914 Pipped at the post NF! Cheers Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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