BarbaraG Posted 13 March , 2018 Share Posted 13 March , 2018 Looking through papers. Now know my Grandfather served in India with the RAMC. Only now do photographs begin to make sense - but throw up more questions, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid the Ba Posted 13 March , 2018 Share Posted 13 March , 2018 (edited) If one of the questions is "What is a knut?"; it comes from [url=https://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-G/Gilbert-The-Filbert.htm]this song.[/url] Edit; trying to fix the tags, and failing. Edited 13 March , 2018 by Heid the Ba' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaySearching Posted 13 March , 2018 Share Posted 13 March , 2018 A knut was a young man about town, a dandy, a follower of fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 13 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 13 March , 2018 (edited) Thought 'The Home of the Knuts' a reflection of the humour and camaraderie among the men. Thanks to you both for the link and information. Captain Basil Hallam Radford (k/a Basil Hallam - Gilbert the Filbert) was killed in action 20 August 1916 and buried Couin British Cemetery. There are a couple of other threads on this topic re. Knots and/or Basil Radford. The Gramophone Concert Record pressed in India in 1915 is also YouTube... https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/175203/radford,-basil-hallam/ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3638127 Edited 14 March , 2018 by BarbaraG Additional threads mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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