Is it at all possible that the device he has his hand on might be something to do with an invention of his?
Brian thanks for the tip on this one but didn't need it this time.Know who he is and where born but not going to answer till I learn how to post pics
Cheers
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Sheba said
08:04 PM Mar 16, 2014
Did he invent the Black Box recorder for 'planes ?
ballast2 said
08:07 PM Mar 16, 2014
brian wrote:
ballast2 wrote:
brian wrote:
Is it at all possible that the device he has his hand on might be something to do with an invention of his?
Brian thanks for the tip on this one but didn't need it this time.Know who he is and where born but not going to answer till I learn how to post pics
Cheers
Maybe you had better tell me what the tip was so that we may both know.
To post a pic, click on the attach file(s) button below this window, a window to your computer files will open, browse and select the pic that you wish to post, double left click on the pic, you will see it load below this window and the options to insert or remove will appear in place of the loading bar, click on insert, another window will open - click on OK, the pic should now appear in your posting window.
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Gday. the hint was what you said about what his right hand was resting on. I believe him to be David Warren. The inventor of the so called black box in aircraft. I think half the world word like to know where one particular box is now. He was born on Groote Eylandt. Bloody hell after all that waffle I hope I an right. Thanks also for the tips on how to post
Big Gorilla said
06:39 AM Mar 17, 2014
Dr David Ronald de Mey WarrenAO, BSc (Sydney), PhD (London), DIC, DipEd (Melbourne), FAIE (20 March 1925 ? 19 July 2010) was anAustralian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and c o c kpit voice recorder (also known as FDR, CVR, and "the black box") These black boxes are actually orange in color making them easy to find. They are also fitted with a radio transmitter that operates on batteries and are good for about 30 days.
He is an officer, going by the shoulder boards so later than 1795 as that's when they became uniform.
It's a bit hard to distinguish in that photo, but there appear to be sleeve stripes (which became uniform in 1856), which would indicate that he is a Lieutenant.
If they are stripes, then the dating of the picture is later than 1855 and previous to 1939 when the epaulets were discontinued.
The pic. certainly looks to be pre 1900, so likely between 1856 and 1900.
It's possible that he obtained a higher rank subsequent to the photo date.
That's as far as I can get with the photo alone, what more can you tell us?
Big Gorilla said
08:03 PM Mar 17, 2014
With that uniform he could well have been Head of the Navy !!
brian said
08:13 PM Mar 17, 2014
Big Gorilla wrote:
With that uniform he could well have been Head of the Navy !!
He may have ended up that way, but I'm pretty sure he's only a Lieutenant, or Leftenant in that pic.
Not enough insignia on the shoulderboards to be much else.
ballast2 said
08:56 PM Mar 17, 2014
He was injured while serving in the Royal Navy. Retired from the RN in 1878.Came to Aust and wanted to be a pastoralist but some time in the NT convinced him he was not cut out for it and returned south. He was convinced to take an appointment in something in S Aust. that should help.
PS Big Gorilla is heading in the right direction.
brian said
08:23 AM Mar 18, 2014
That photo is of W. R. Creswell taken circa 1885 when he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Born in 1852, joined the Navy at age 13 and reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant in command of a training vessel at Devonport Tasmania.
He retired in 1878 and migrated with his brother to the Northern Territory in Australia to become a Pastoralist.
By 1885 he had had enough of that, re-enlisted, and was promoted to First Lieutenant and given command of the Cruiser Protector which had been purchased by the South Australian Government in 1884.
He wrote some articles pushing for better development of local forces, was promoted to Captain in 1895.
In 1899 he began to push for the establishment of the Royal Australian Navy and was Commander of the Qld Naval forces when, upon the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, he again took command of Protector and sailed to China.
He was appointed Director of the Commonwealth Naval Forces in December 1904.
Finally, in 1911, the British relented and formally recognised the Royal Australian Navy, but it was still controlled from the UK.
Creswell was appointed KCMG in 1911 and KBE in 1919, he retired the same year to take up farming at Silvan in Victoria, but was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1922.
He died in 1933 at an Armadale nursing home and was interred at Brighton after a state funeral.
-- Edited by brian on Tuesday 18th of March 2014 08:51:48 AM
ballast2 said
08:09 PM Mar 18, 2014
brian wrote:
That photo is of W. R. Creswell taken circa 1885 when he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Born in 1852, joined the Navy at age 13 and reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant in command of a training vessel at Devonport Tasmania.
He retired in 1878 and migrated with his brother to the Northern Territory in Australia to become a Pastoralist.
By 1885 he had had enough of that, re-enlisted, and was promoted to First Lieutenant and given command of the Cruiser Protector which had been purchased by the South Australian Government in 1884.
He wrote some articles pushing for better development of local forces, was promoted to Captain in 1895.
In 1899 he began to push for the establishment of the Royal Australian Navy and was Commander of the Qld Naval forces when, upon the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, he again took command of Protector and sailed to China.
He was appointed Director of the Commonwealth Naval Forces in December 1904.
Finally, in 1911, the British relented and formally recognised the Royal Australian Navy, but it was still controlled from the UK.
Creswell was appointed KCMG in 1911 and KBE in 1919, he retired the same year to take up farming at Silvan in Victoria, but was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1922.
He died in 1933 at an Armadale nursing home and was interred at Brighton after a state funeral.
-- Edited by brian on Tuesday 18th of March 2014 08:51:48 AM
G'day .Knew the info was too much. to lots he was the father of the Royal Australian Navy. You got it Brian. Who have you come up with?
brian said
09:09 AM Mar 19, 2014
This guy was a lawyer in the US before WW2.
He became a judge in 1939 and was the youngest in his state's history
Maybe you had better tell me what the tip was so that we may both know.
To post a pic, click on the attach file(s) button below this window, a window to your computer files will open, browse and select the pic that you wish to post, double left click on the pic, you will see it load below this window and the options to insert or remove will appear in place of the loading bar, click on insert, another window will open - click on OK, the pic should now appear in your posting window.
Make sure that, if you select a pic from the web, you change its name else the name will appear to anyone who mouses over the image.
Another tip. Before loading the image, hit the enter key a couple of times to bring the cursor down a few lines then load the image at that point. This enables you to go back and put text above the image if desired.
Did he invent the Black Box recorder for 'planes ?
Gday. the hint was what you said about what his right hand was resting on. I believe him to be David Warren. The inventor of the so called black box in aircraft. I think half the world word like to know where one particular box is now. He was born on Groote Eylandt. Bloody hell after all that waffle I hope I an right. Thanks also for the tips on how to post
Dr David Ronald de Mey Warren AO, BSc (Sydney), PhD (London), DIC, DipEd (Melbourne), FAIE (20 March 1925 ? 19 July 2010) was anAustralian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and c o c kpit voice recorder (also known as FDR, CVR, and "the black box") These black boxes are actually orange in color making them easy to find. They are also fitted with a radio transmitter that operates on batteries and are good for about 30 days.
David Warren was born on Groote Eylandt, an island off the coast of the Northern Territory. He was the first child of European descent born on the island.. He was sent to school at Launceston Grammar School in Tasmania and Trinity Grammar School in Sydney.
His father died in a 1934 Bass Strait air crash.
He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science.
Your turn ballast2.....
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Monday 17th of March 2014 06:40:41 AM
I hope this works. this bloke was an Englishman who immigrated to Aust.
Obviously in the Royal Navy.
He is an officer, going by the shoulder boards so later than 1795 as that's when they became uniform.
It's a bit hard to distinguish in that photo, but there appear to be sleeve stripes (which became uniform in 1856), which would indicate that he is a Lieutenant.
If they are stripes, then the dating of the picture is later than 1855 and previous to 1939 when the epaulets were discontinued.
The pic. certainly looks to be pre 1900, so likely between 1856 and 1900.
It's possible that he obtained a higher rank subsequent to the photo date.
That's as far as I can get with the photo alone, what more can you tell us?
With that uniform he could well have been Head of the Navy !!
He may have ended up that way, but I'm pretty sure he's only a Lieutenant, or Leftenant in that pic.
Not enough insignia on the shoulderboards to be much else.
PS Big Gorilla is heading in the right direction.
That photo is of W. R. Creswell taken circa 1885 when he was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Born in 1852, joined the Navy at age 13 and reaching the rank of sub-lieutenant in command of a training vessel at Devonport Tasmania.
He retired in 1878 and migrated with his brother to the Northern Territory in Australia to become a Pastoralist.
By 1885 he had had enough of that, re-enlisted, and was promoted to First Lieutenant and given command of the Cruiser Protector which had been purchased by the South Australian Government in 1884.
He wrote some articles pushing for better development of local forces, was promoted to Captain in 1895.
In 1899 he began to push for the establishment of the Royal Australian Navy and was Commander of the Qld Naval forces when, upon the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, he again took command of Protector and sailed to China.
He was appointed Director of the Commonwealth Naval Forces in December 1904.
Finally, in 1911, the British relented and formally recognised the Royal Australian Navy, but it was still controlled from the UK.
Creswell was appointed KCMG in 1911 and KBE in 1919, he retired the same year to take up farming at Silvan in Victoria, but was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1922.
He died in 1933 at an Armadale nursing home and was interred at Brighton after a state funeral.
-- Edited by brian on Tuesday 18th of March 2014 08:51:48 AM
G'day .Knew the info was too much. to lots he was the father of the Royal Australian Navy. You got it Brian. Who have you come up with?
This guy was a lawyer in the US before WW2.
He became a judge in 1939 and was the youngest in his state's history
Getting warm.
No point me trying to guess this one. I have no idea. Might be helpful if the subjects were closer to home.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Come on Sheba..Jack's clue should help.
Who In the US around ww2 had a problem with reds under the beds?
Joseph Raymond McCarthy !!
Pretty sure Jack had the answer ready but was hoping someone else would have a go.
You got the name BG go for it.
I have a feeling there are only 3 of us bothering with this thread.
Maybe I should put a little Advert on Pick This Place !!! I'll ask.
Try this one:
No, not Caroline Chisolm
Looks like she could be someone's mother.
I think she looks like Mrs Schrek!
~~~ SNIP ... I have a feeling there are only 3 of us bothering with this thread.
Gday...
I watch this thread, and read every post/guess. Problem for me is I haven't had a clue about "Who is this?" subjects for weeks
Sometimes the cryptic clue provided by other than the originator of the photo does 'throw' me - but I am not known for my quick mind
Keep up the photos ... maybe one day a photo will be posted I have some clue about.
Cheers - John
-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 20th of March 2014 08:04:08 PM
Check out the clue that I gave on this one, and think laterally.
Gday...
Yep ... that helps
Most women are someone's mother
Cheers - John
Well you've certainly shown me that I can't "think laterally."
I'll have to wait and see.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sorry, Double-up.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 20th of March 2014 08:12:42 PM