G'day I don't know his first name but is he Herr mercedes
Big Gorilla said
03:07 PM Mar 1, 2014
ballast2 wrote:
G'day I don't know his first name but is he Herr mercedes
Welcome to our little game Ballast2. No it's not Herr Mercedes but you are on the right track !!
ballast2 said
03:19 PM Mar 1, 2014
OK. what about Herr Benz?
Big Gorilla said
03:28 PM Mar 1, 2014
What about a first name ....?.... Benz. This gentleman formed the Company that made Mercedes Benz cars.
...?... Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile, and together with Bertha Benz, pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.
(As you are a new player I'll give you another clue: Check out Google !!)
brian said
03:37 PM Mar 1, 2014
Big Gorilla wrote:
What about a first name ....?.... Benz. This gentleman formed the Company that made Mercedes Benz cars.
...?... Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile, and together with Bertha Benz, pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.
(As you are a new player I'll give you another clue: Check out Google !!)
And his now famous automobile was named after Fraulein Mercedes Jellinek.
Big Gorilla said
03:47 PM Mar 1, 2014
brian wrote:
And his now famous automobile was named after Fraulein Mercedes Jellinek.
So true Brian:
Mercédès Adrienne Manuela Ramona Jellinek, called Mercédès (September 16, 1889 February 23, 1929) was the daughter of Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek and his wife Rachel Goggmann Cenrobert. She was born in Vienna on September 16, 1889.[1] She is best known for her father having Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's line of Mercedes cars named after her, beginning with the Mercedes 35 hp model of 1901. Also, at the 1902 Paris Automobile exhibition, her father hung a large picture of her.
Mercédès lived in Vienna, and was notorious for marrying twice scandalously.[citation needed] She had a magnificent wedding in 1909 in Nice, on the Côte d'Azur, with Baron von Schlosser. The couple lived in Vienna until World War I, which ruined them. They had two children Elfriede (b. 1912) and Hans-Peter (b. 1916).[1] In 1918, Mercédès was begging for food in the streets. A little later, leaving her husband and her two children, she married Baron Rudolf von Weigl, a talented but poor sculptor. She played music and had a good soprano voice, but never shared her father's passion for automobiles. She died in Vienna from bone cancer in 1929, at the age of 39, and was buried in Vienna in the familial grave near her grandfather, the former chief rabbi of Vienna, Adolf Jellinek.[2][verification needed]
In 1926 the Daimler company merged with the Benz company. Although the company traded as Daimler-Benz it gave the name Mercedes-Benz to its cars to preserve the respected Mercedes marque.
rockylizard said
03:51 PM Mar 1, 2014
Gday...
If that photo is anything to go by, Mercédès Adrienne Manuela Ramona Jellinek really needs some beautician help. At least a good shave
I thought it looked like a bloke
Cheers - John
ballast2 said
05:02 PM Mar 1, 2014
Ok Karl.
Big Gorilla said
05:03 PM Mar 1, 2014
You got it Ballast2. Your turn to baffle us !!
ballast2 said
05:06 PM Mar 1, 2014
Sorry all. I do not know how to post pictures but will still try to work out who it is. I invite anyone who wishes to post the next picture. Cheers Jack
NeilandRaine said
07:33 AM Mar 2, 2014
OK can't let this die, I will do it for you ballast
Might need a bit of a clue about him to start the search.
NeilandRaine said
01:22 PM Mar 2, 2014
Some have said he was the greatest ever in his field but not that well known in Australia
brian said
04:06 PM Mar 2, 2014
NeilandRaine wrote:
Some have said he was the greatest ever in his field but not that well known in Australia
Obviously a US marine in that photo, but was that the field that he was greatest in?
NeilandRaine said
04:55 PM Mar 2, 2014
No Brian, maybe if you scroll back and note my interest it will help
Big Gorilla said
05:39 PM Mar 2, 2014
George Glenn Jones....Musician
NeilandRaine said
05:41 PM Mar 2, 2014
Yep George Jones, one of the greatest country singers to ever sing a song
brian said
05:43 PM Mar 2, 2014
NeilandRaine wrote:
No Brian, maybe if you scroll back and note my interest it will help
So.. We have him as a country and western star, most likely in the US.
He served as a marine, likely Korean war going by the duds although no war service medals can be seen.
Assuming an apparent age in the photo of 20 to 25, he was unlikely to have been conscripted as not many of those became marines unless they re-enlisted, and he is also unlikely to have enlisted voluntarily if he was already a star - unless it was to preempt conscription, which is possible, but I'll assume not.
Assuming discharge from the military at the close of the war would put him in the spotlight around 1953 or later.
How are we doing so far?
Disregard all of the above, BG got it.
-- Edited by brian on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:44:08 PM
Big Gorilla said
06:40 PM Mar 2, 2014
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer.[1][2] Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a common jealousy in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features gave Jones the nickname "The Possum." Jones said in an interview that he chose to tour only about 60 dates a year.
Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife Dorothy Bonvillion in 1950, but ended in divorce in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps until his discharge in 1953. He later married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones released a cover version of "White Lightning" by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. After his second marriage ended in divorce in 1968, he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Several years of alcoholism severely deteriorated his health and led to Jones missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones."[3] After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and Jones became mostly sober. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. During his life, Jones had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists.
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 06:46:53 PM
That's our very own hero, you gotta know that face.
Recipient of the Victoria Cross and about 2 dozen other awards of Australian, UK and US origin.
NeilandRaine said
07:30 PM Mar 2, 2014
Keith Payne VC
Keith PayneVC, OAM (born 30 August 1933) is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded due to his actions during the Vietnam War. Born (1933-08-30) 30 August 1933 (age 80), he is the last living Australian recipient of the original "imperial" Victoria Cross.[1]
Early life
Keith Payne was born at Ingham, Queensland, on 30 August 1933, the son of Romilda (Millie) Hussey and Henry Thomas Payne. He attended Ingham State School and later became an apprentice cabinet-maker. Dissatisfied with working as a tradesman, Payne joined the Australian Army in August 1951 and was posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in September the following year.
Military career
Payne served with his unit in the Korean War between April 1952 and March 1953. He married Florence Plaw, a member of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps, in December 1954, and was promoted to corporal the following year. Payne served in Malaya with this unit and in 1965, now a sergeant, he joined the 5th Battalion. In June 1965, by now a Warrant Officer Class II, Payne was a fieldcraft instructor on the staff of the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville, established to commission national servicemen. In February 1967 he was posted to Papua New Guinea where he served with the 2nd Pacific Islands Regiment. He remained there until March 1968 when he returned to Brisbane. On 24 February 1969 he was appointed to the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam.
Victoria Cross action
In May 1969 he was commanding the 212th Company of the 1st Mobile Strike Force Battalion when it was attacked by a strong North Vietnamese force. His company was isolated and, surrounded on three sides, Payne's Vietnamese troops began to fall back. Payne, by now wounded in the hands and arms and under heavy fire, covered the withdrawal before organising his troops into a defensive perimeter. He then spent three hours scouring the scene of the day's fight for isolated and wounded soldiers, all the while evading the enemy who kept up regular fire. He found some forty wounded men, brought some in himself and organised the rescue of the others, leading the party back to base through enemy dominated terrain.
Payne's actions that night earned him the Victoria Cross, which was gazetted on 19 September 1969.[2]
He was evacuated to Brisbane in September suffering from an illness, receiving a warm reception at the airport before entering hospital. In January 1970 Payne was posted to the Royal Military College Duntroon as an instructor.
Payne received his VC from the Queen aboard the Royal Yacht, Britannia, in Brisbane. He was made a Freeman of the city and of the shire in which his hometown was located. A park in Stafford, Brisbane, where Payne lived was also named after him. He also received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star from the United States of America and the Republic of Vietnam awarded Payne the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star.
Later life
Payne retired from the Australian army in 1975, but saw further action as a captain with the Army of the Sultan of Oman in the Dhofar War.
He joined the Legion of Frontiersmen in 1975 and holds the rank of an Honorary Chief Commissioner.
Payne returned to Australia and became active in the veteran community, particularly in counselling sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder. Payne and his wife raised five sons and are now living in Mackay, Queensland. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to the veteran community in 2006. In September 2012 he became a Patron of the Victoria Cross Trust.[3]
-- Edited by NeilandRaine on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 07:33:38 PM
Big Gorilla said
07:38 PM Mar 2, 2014
That was quick....Informative response...All yours N & R..
Gday...
OH BG MUST we ??
Surely this bloke isn't a bogan? ... you said he was an engineer.
Cheers - John
He is an engineer, an automotive engineer. The family of Schapelle Corby might give you a clue !!!
Welcome to our little game Ballast2. No it's not Herr Mercedes but you are on the right track !!
What about a first name ....?.... Benz. This gentleman formed the Company that made Mercedes Benz cars.
...?... Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the petrol-powered automobile, and together with Bertha Benz, pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.
(As you are a new player I'll give you another clue: Check out Google !!)
And his now famous automobile was named after Fraulein Mercedes Jellinek.
So true Brian:
Mercédès Adrienne Manuela Ramona Jellinek, called Mercédès (September 16, 1889 February 23, 1929) was the daughter of Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek and his wife Rachel Goggmann Cenrobert. She was born in Vienna on September 16, 1889.[1] She is best known for her father having Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft's line of Mercedes cars named after her, beginning with the Mercedes 35 hp model of 1901. Also, at the 1902 Paris Automobile exhibition, her father hung a large picture of her.
Mercédès lived in Vienna, and was notorious for marrying twice scandalously.[citation needed] She had a magnificent wedding in 1909 in Nice, on the Côte d'Azur, with Baron von Schlosser. The couple lived in Vienna until World War I, which ruined them. They had two children Elfriede (b. 1912) and Hans-Peter (b. 1916).[1] In 1918, Mercédès was begging for food in the streets. A little later, leaving her husband and her two children, she married Baron Rudolf von Weigl, a talented but poor sculptor. She played music and had a good soprano voice, but never shared her father's passion for automobiles. She died in Vienna from bone cancer in 1929, at the age of 39, and was buried in Vienna in the familial grave near her grandfather, the former chief rabbi of Vienna, Adolf Jellinek.[2][verification needed]
In 1926 the Daimler company merged with the Benz company. Although the company traded as Daimler-Benz it gave the name Mercedes-Benz to its cars to preserve the respected Mercedes marque.
Gday...
If that photo is anything to go by, Mercédès Adrienne Manuela Ramona Jellinek really needs some beautician help. At least a good shave
I thought it looked like a bloke
Cheers - John
You got it Ballast2. Your turn to baffle us !!
OK can't let this die, I will do it for you ballast
Might need a bit of a clue about him to start the search.
Obviously a US marine in that photo, but was that the field that he was greatest in?
George Glenn Jones....Musician
So.. We have him as a country and western star, most likely in the US.
He served as a marine, likely Korean war going by the duds although no war service medals can be seen.
Assuming an apparent age in the photo of 20 to 25, he was unlikely to have been conscripted as not many of those became marines unless they re-enlisted, and he is also unlikely to have enlisted voluntarily if he was already a star - unless it was to preempt conscription, which is possible, but I'll assume not.
Assuming discharge from the military at the close of the war would put him in the spotlight around 1953 or later.
How are we doing so far?
Disregard all of the above, BG got it.
-- Edited by brian on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:44:08 PM
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer.[1][2] Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a common jealousy in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features gave Jones the nickname "The Possum." Jones said in an interview that he chose to tour only about 60 dates a year.
Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven and was given a guitar at the age of nine. He married his first wife Dorothy Bonvillion in 1950, but ended in divorce in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps until his discharge in 1953. He later married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954. In 1959, Jones released a cover version of "White Lightning" by J. P. Richardson, which launched his career as a singer. After his second marriage ended in divorce in 1968, he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later. Several years of alcoholism severely deteriorated his health and led to Jones missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones."[3] After his divorce from Wynette in 1975, Jones married his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, in 1983 and Jones became mostly sober. Jones died in 2013, aged 81, from hypoxic respiratory failure. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. During his life, Jones had more than 150 hits during his career, both as a solo artist and in duets with other artists.
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 06:46:53 PM
Try this one:
That's our very own hero, you gotta know that face.
Recipient of the Victoria Cross and about 2 dozen other awards of Australian, UK and US origin.
Keith Payne VC
Keith Payne VC, OAM (born 30 August 1933) is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded due to his actions during the Vietnam War. Born (1933-08-30) 30 August 1933 (age 80), he is the last living Australian recipient of the original "imperial" Victoria Cross.[1]
Early life
Keith Payne was born at Ingham, Queensland, on 30 August 1933, the son of Romilda (Millie) Hussey and Henry Thomas Payne. He attended Ingham State School and later became an apprentice cabinet-maker. Dissatisfied with working as a tradesman, Payne joined the Australian Army in August 1951 and was posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in September the following year.
Military career
Payne served with his unit in the Korean War between April 1952 and March 1953. He married Florence Plaw, a member of the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps, in December 1954, and was promoted to corporal the following year. Payne served in Malaya with this unit and in 1965, now a sergeant, he joined the 5th Battalion. In June 1965, by now a Warrant Officer Class II, Payne was a fieldcraft instructor on the staff of the Officer Training Unit, Scheyville, established to commission national servicemen. In February 1967 he was posted to Papua New Guinea where he served with the 2nd Pacific Islands Regiment. He remained there until March 1968 when he returned to Brisbane. On 24 February 1969 he was appointed to the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam.
Victoria Cross action
In May 1969 he was commanding the 212th Company of the 1st Mobile Strike Force Battalion when it was attacked by a strong North Vietnamese force. His company was isolated and, surrounded on three sides, Payne's Vietnamese troops began to fall back. Payne, by now wounded in the hands and arms and under heavy fire, covered the withdrawal before organising his troops into a defensive perimeter. He then spent three hours scouring the scene of the day's fight for isolated and wounded soldiers, all the while evading the enemy who kept up regular fire. He found some forty wounded men, brought some in himself and organised the rescue of the others, leading the party back to base through enemy dominated terrain.
Payne's actions that night earned him the Victoria Cross, which was gazetted on 19 September 1969.[2]
He was evacuated to Brisbane in September suffering from an illness, receiving a warm reception at the airport before entering hospital. In January 1970 Payne was posted to the Royal Military College Duntroon as an instructor.
Payne received his VC from the Queen aboard the Royal Yacht, Britannia, in Brisbane. He was made a Freeman of the city and of the shire in which his hometown was located. A park in Stafford, Brisbane, where Payne lived was also named after him. He also received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star from the United States of America and the Republic of Vietnam awarded Payne the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star.
Later life
Payne retired from the Australian army in 1975, but saw further action as a captain with the Army of the Sultan of Oman in the Dhofar War.
He joined the Legion of Frontiersmen in 1975 and holds the rank of an Honorary Chief Commissioner.
Payne returned to Australia and became active in the veteran community, particularly in counselling sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder. Payne and his wife raised five sons and are now living in Mackay, Queensland. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his service to the veteran community in 2006. In September 2012 he became a Patron of the Victoria Cross Trust.[3]
-- Edited by NeilandRaine on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 07:33:38 PM
That was quick....Informative response...All yours N & R..
This should be easy
Is it Florey????
John Curtin. [Prime Minister.] Some-one else please Post.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Told you it was easy, well done Sheba
-- Edited by NeilandRaine on Monday 3rd of March 2014 07:04:39 PM