tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post9040486360849484612..comments2024-03-28T11:19:33.274-06:00Comments on Analogue Hobbies: The First VCs of The Great War: Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Frank Godley, 23rd August 1914Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-53779000019120249702014-08-26T16:38:41.306-06:002014-08-26T16:38:41.306-06:00Yes, one gets the sense of them being of that emer...Yes, one gets the sense of them being of that emerging middle-class professional soldier segment of the BEF - the slow (but accelerating) shift from the amateur soldier who just muddles through to seasoned professionals who have learned through the school of hard knocks.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-70292083088826477422014-08-26T16:36:01.751-06:002014-08-26T16:36:01.751-06:00Thank you Stefan, I'm glad you liked the retel...Thank you Stefan, I'm glad you liked the retelling.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-48440975239737424282014-08-26T16:35:25.272-06:002014-08-26T16:35:25.272-06:00Thanks Scott, very kind of you.Thanks Scott, very kind of you.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-73268865428683740372014-08-26T16:35:09.526-06:002014-08-26T16:35:09.526-06:00That would be a full time job, I'm afraid (tho...That would be a full time job, I'm afraid (though a very worthwhile one).Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-30746027858592297482014-08-26T16:34:29.539-06:002014-08-26T16:34:29.539-06:00Thanks Craig!Thanks Craig!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-87149365233839131412014-08-26T16:34:17.605-06:002014-08-26T16:34:17.605-06:00Cheers mon ami!Cheers mon ami!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-14517283946616686872014-08-26T16:34:05.961-06:002014-08-26T16:34:05.961-06:00Very poignant - thanks for passing that along Edwi...Very poignant - thanks for passing that along Edwin. The theme of 'looking out for your mates' seems a very common one amongst these men. It gives me a pleasant pause in my typically cynical view of humanity.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-15589283589362910952014-08-26T16:32:03.264-06:002014-08-26T16:32:03.264-06:00Ah, thanks very much for the correction Mark - I&#...Ah, thanks very much for the correction Mark - I'll amend my post.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-6339720531751061792014-08-26T16:31:14.399-06:002014-08-26T16:31:14.399-06:00Thanks Nick! The greyscale can be tricky to photog...Thanks Nick! The greyscale can be tricky to photograph well and I'm happy that they turned out alright.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-88212946771441682312014-08-26T16:30:33.795-06:002014-08-26T16:30:33.795-06:00Cheers Paul!Cheers Paul!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-24559212174111934192014-08-26T16:30:23.207-06:002014-08-26T16:30:23.207-06:00Thank you Robert!Thank you Robert!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-26660080885678800332014-08-26T16:30:09.406-06:002014-08-26T16:30:09.406-06:00Oh, I'll have to see if I can stream that here...Oh, I'll have to see if I can stream that here! Thanks for the heads up Mark.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-80191573499115626622014-08-26T16:29:38.742-06:002014-08-26T16:29:38.742-06:00Thanks John!Thanks John!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-2307165724854763482014-08-26T16:29:26.297-06:002014-08-26T16:29:26.297-06:00Thanks Roger! Yes, there is a plethora of books an...Thanks Roger! Yes, there is a plethora of books and magazines out right now. It's really quite bewildering to the extent of the commemoration.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-79046172832199095692014-08-26T16:28:29.096-06:002014-08-26T16:28:29.096-06:00Ah, you're lucky - I always love walking the b...Ah, you're lucky - I always love walking the battlefields as it provides such an intimate feel (the 'mojo', if you will) of the event. Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-56616427972412223072014-08-26T16:26:45.165-06:002014-08-26T16:26:45.165-06:00Gosh, that is an incredibly sobering number, isn&#...Gosh, that is an incredibly sobering number, isn't it. No, I thought it fitting to mark the first of the many gallant individuals of those terrible four years.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-57182664334296492202014-08-26T16:25:33.818-06:002014-08-26T16:25:33.818-06:00I'm not sure what happened there but thanks fo...I'm not sure what happened there but thanks for the thumbs up Juan!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-45517773130978615992014-08-26T16:25:07.337-06:002014-08-26T16:25:07.337-06:00Thanks Paul.Thanks Paul.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-62752595377233973262014-08-26T16:24:51.899-06:002014-08-26T16:24:51.899-06:00Thank you very much Carlo!Thank you very much Carlo!Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-3175286364648255692014-08-26T16:24:37.133-06:002014-08-26T16:24:37.133-06:00Cheers BP. The greyscale always takes a bit of get...Cheers BP. The greyscale always takes a bit of getting used to but I like the effect.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-71910873311990147342014-08-26T16:23:47.488-06:002014-08-26T16:23:47.488-06:00Thanks for the kind words Phil.Thanks for the kind words Phil.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202047917371080576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-12827207215008902032014-08-25T15:24:34.992-06:002014-08-25T15:24:34.992-06:00Very impressive work, Curt, and a great tribute to...Very impressive work, Curt, and a great tribute to an immortal piece of soldiering. One of the interesting things about the BEF was that the machine gun was a fairly new weapons technology, and tended to attract younger and innovative officers and soldiers who liked playing with new toys and getting their hands dirty. Dease and Goodley were undoubtedly of that sort. Having seen how British squaddies like a laugh and don't take much too seriously, I have no doubt that Goodley's mates teased him a lot in the stalag after they heard about his VC.<br />Again, great post.<br />Cheers,<br />MichaelMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-76694673871790137232014-08-25T01:22:04.827-06:002014-08-25T01:22:04.827-06:00An excellent post, Curt !
As usual your paintjob i...An excellent post, Curt !<br />As usual your paintjob is excellent but above all the story behind it is unique. Many thanks for this history lessen about two soldiers who deserve remembrance.<br /><br />Cheers<br />StefanStefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-54063686098182228932014-08-24T19:34:54.741-06:002014-08-24T19:34:54.741-06:00Great story. I think I caught something about it a...Great story. I think I caught something about it a little while ago on the History Channel. You've done them a wonderful justice with that vignette.Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113124494092492419.post-27337436530406341052014-08-24T00:37:21.796-06:002014-08-24T00:37:21.796-06:00Lovely post! I guess there will be a lot of work i...Lovely post! I guess there will be a lot of work if you do this for every VC of the war! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com