famous people

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 02:25

Jack Charlton, Household Cavalry, not sure which regiment. Engelbert Humperdinck, Royal Signals

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 07:49

Simon Weston (WG)

Leslie Grantham (RF)

Russ Conway DSM (RN)

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 10:05

Humphrey Lyttleton- Guards and damn fine jazz trumpet player'

Acker Bilk-? jazz clarinet player, still playing but from his wheelchair.

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 10:40

I vaguely remember someone telling me that Leslie Grantham, Dirty Den, was court martialled and dismissed from the Army

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 11:00

Chemist

To update your input

Humphrey Lyttleton, Wartime service with the Grenadier Guards in Italy

Acker Bilk, National Service Sapper who was posted to the Canal Zone in the late 1940s

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Quote :: I vaguely remember someone telling me that Leslie Grantham, Dirty Den, was court martialled and dismissed from the Army

For murder

Cpl Number of posts : 12 Registration date : 2013-10-07

Some more:

Harry ANDREWS - RA

Jack HAWKINS - RWF; Colonel in ENSA

David NIVEN - HLI

Anthony QUAYLE - "Auxiliary Units" (had never heard of themLol); SOE

Richard TODD - PARAS

Jack WATSON - RN

Cpl Number of posts : 12 Registration date : 2013-10-07

Some more:

Harry ANDREWS - RA

Jack HAWKINS - RWF; Colonel in ENSA

David NIVEN - HLI

Anthony QUAYLE - "Auxiliary Units" (had never heard of themLol); SOE

Richard TODD - PARAS

Jack WATSON - RN

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Anyone old enough to have done NS

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 18:48

Richard Burton RAF (Liz Taylor's squeeze) Did his training in Carberry Manitoba.

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 19:29

lesley grantham murdered a german taxi driver for his takings ,did very little time in prison , i cant imagine why the silly old biddies who watched him in eastenders idolised him , he in my opinion was scum that should have hanged , ,gordon i was called up for national service but took the queens shilling instead , i just could not visualise living on 28 bob a week , ginger

Subject: Re: famous people 13/10/2013, 19:49

Michael Bentine RAF ex goon

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 04:59

Sir Michael Parkinson (NK)

Sir Michael Caine (RF) (Not many people know that)

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 08:42

Shelldrake wrote:: Sir Michael Caine (RF) (Not many people know that)

Moin Shelldrake

Correction – 1st Battalion Queens Royal (West Surrey) Regiment – Aldershot Barracks Iserlohn – Sir Michael Caine’s former unit in 1951 moved to Malaya and Singapore via UK Nov 53

(I only told you to blow the doors off)

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From his biography

Quote :: In 1951 Michael was to join the Queens Royal Regiment and the Royal Fusiliers and serve in Germany and Korea.

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 10:00

I thought Sir Michael Caine fought in the Boer War against the fuzzy wuzzy Zulu's not they Koreans the even made a film about his exploits and his heroism famous people - Page 2 Zulu-66103112_std

famous people - Page 2 Zulu-66103112_std

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Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 10:07

A load of old cobblers.

I saw MK on the telly Saturday.

He was flying a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain.

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 10:54

brum wrote:: A load of old cobblers.

I saw MK on the telly Saturday.

He was flying a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain.

Multi tasking ....I say been moonlighting as a fighter pilot tax man better not find out

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I believe Michael Caine fought the Zulus in 'Zulu', not the Boers.

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 11:31

I think what John boy means is that the Boers got the Zulus and the Sudanese Fuzzy Wuzzies to fight on their side against the British at Gallipoli.

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 11:32

steve wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:: Sir Michael Caine (RF) (Not many people know that)

Moin Shelldrake

Correction – 1st Battalion Queens Royal (West Surrey) Regiment – Aldershot Barracks Iserlohn – Sir Michael Caine’s former unit in 1951 moved to Malaya and Singapore via UK Nov 53

(I only told you to blow the doors off)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g_GeQR8fJo

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 14:19

You were suppose to blow the bloody doors off " What the C/O said to the SAS boys after the Iranian siege https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUrS2UxUb_E

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 14:49

brum wrote:: I think what John boy means is that the Boers got the Zulus and the Sudanese Fuzzy Wuzzies to fight on their side against the British at Gallipoli.

Best early morning laugh I've had in a long time.

Thank you

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 15:24

Robin Peter Smith (Crispian St Peters) (RAOC)

Ronnie Biggs (RAF)

Josef Locke (IG)

Cliff Richard (Black Watch)

Subject: Re: famous people 14/10/2013, 16:11

Shelldrake wrote:: Robin Peter Smith (Crispian St Peters) (RAOC)

Ronnie Biggs (RAF) He ran away

Josef Locke (IG)

Cliff Richard (Black Watch)

...you mean the the tennis loving..we're all going on summer holiday... Cliff Richards

Harry H Corbett Royal Marines

Fulton Mackay Black Watch (five yrs WW11)

Syd James 2nd LT South African Army (entertainment unit) Looks like that chappie Sir Sydney Rough Diamond must be related

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