Tag Picture Quiz

[Tim Marlow]

Also worked out it’s a ceremonial funeral, not a state one, because the carriage is drawn by horses, not by sailors..

 

[Tim Marlow]

Belay Flo, her family turned down the ceremonial funeral.....I’ll therefore try Charles Darwin....

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Just worked that out too Tim.

 

[stillp]

Funeral of Earl Haig?

Pete

 

[rickoshea52]

None of the above

 

[stillp]

Earl Roberts of Kandahar?

 

[Steve Jones]

Found it! Colonel Cody who died in a plane crash in 1913. The procession from Cody’s house in Ash Vale to Aldershot’s Military Cemetery on 11 August 1913. It is said that 100,000 people lined the route.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Oooh! And I was going to try a punt with "Jackie" Fisher.
Jon.
edit There's that Farnborough link again.Tilly Shilling Tilly Shilling.

 

[rickoshea52]

Found it! Colonel Cody who died in a plane crash in 1913. The procession from Cody’s house in Ash Vale to Aldershot’s Military Cemetery on 11 August 1913. It is said that 100,000 people lined the route.

Yes. He’s rather well known around these parts. The turnout for his funeral is astonishing when you consider that the population of Aldershot and Farnborough (the towns that make up the local borough and parliamentary constituency) is roughly 100,000 today.

 

[stillp]

This thread is sometimes very educational! I'd thought Cody died in the USA.
http://www.sfcody.org.uk/aero.html

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Very educational. Here was me thinking Buffalo Bill died in a plane crash??

 

[rickoshea52]

I’m referring to Samuel F Cody by the way.

 

[Steve Jones]

Thanks for that brain teaser Rick. All of a sudden I am an expert on early 20th Century State and commemorative funerals

The name of this famous castle which has seen key battles throughout its lifetime please

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

I really want to say Carcassonne so......
Carcassonne?
Jon.

 

[Steve Jones]

Correct country Jon as it is known as a châteaux as well as a castle but not Carcassonne

 

[dave]

I was thinking along the same lines as you Jon, similar style and period by the look of it. Although it does look to have later additions as well.

 

[stillp]

Caen?

Pete

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice try Peter. At least we are getting closer now.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

There's a chateau in the Dordogne that I went to with working trebuchets and I can't remember its name.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Ah oui.C'est le chateau de Sedan.
le Jon.