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Dec 28, 2012 · Royal Flying Corps Captain. Description: Basil Hallam Radford died 20/8/1916. Strangely, the other Radford who came up in your search was also a famous entertainer. Just before the war, as Basil Hallam, he created the popular music hall character 'Gilbert the Filbert, the Knut with a K'.
Oct 21, 2007 · "I saw Cpt Basil Radford (Gilbert the Filbert) fall from balloon" Its a very interesting diary and names those around who were killed or wounded. Hope to maybe add more with his grandaughters permission, but for now its going in my book and I would like to add a few annotations to it. Name: RADFORD, BASIL HALLAM . Initials: B H
Oct 1, 2005 · The Radford is Basil Hallam Radford, better known by his stage-name of Basil Hallam, or 'Gilbert the Filbert'. Killed on the Somme, he was a balloon observer, whose parachute failed to open. Guy du Maurier was a professional career soldier until his death at 49.
Oct 27, 2017 · Basil Hallam Radford was very well known at the time and popular with the troops. His death was widely reported in the newspapers of the day. Noted in one it states he was killed when his balloon broke loose, and he died due to his parachute failed to open.
May 4, 2013 · What a sad tale. Captain Basil Hallam Radford would be dead by 20th August 1916, having jumped from his kite balloon near Couin, his parachute failing to open. Everyone would have known him as Gilbert the Filbert, a household name, the suave man-about-town from the West End halls.
Oct 20, 2004 · Basil Rathbone served in the 2/10th (Scottish) Btn King's Liverpool Regiment not the 2nd Btn Liverpool Scottish. Stanley Holloway served in the London Rifle Brigade and was commissioned into the Connaught Rangers. He was stationed in Cork in 1916 and fought against the Irish Volunteers / IRB during the Easter Rising.
Feb 1, 2006 · Captain Basil Hallam Radford was the original K-nut "the dashing roue" referred to above. He created the character for the revue "The Passing Show" which opened in April 1914, and played the part of a man about town in it. Th Song was written by Arthur Wimperis.
Sep 8, 2007 · Runaway Obsevation Balloon. I came across this incident in the diary of the 161 Brigade, RFA, part of the 32nd Division Artillery near Authuille, dated 23 June 1916. " Very violent storm sprung up at 4 pm when lightening struck the cable of the Hennencourt Balloon and set it free, fortunately the two occupants were able to ascend (sic) in ...
Jun 10, 2013 · with Radford (Basil Hallam, the actor), whose . kite balloon was attacked a few days later, and . who met his death through the failure of his . parachute. Waldron led the remaining two along . the Arras-Cambrai road. We crossed at about . 8,000 feet, and just before reaching Cambrai we
Jul 6, 2013 · Good Gracious how spacious And deep are the cuts. Of Boris the Bulgar, The Knifer, the knut". Apparently sung to the tune of Gilbert the filbert the colonel of the knuts. "Abdul the bulbul emir" was also popular (and in some rugby club circles still is with by now unprintable versions of the words ) Old Sweats. 23.8k.
