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Major G A Trent 1st Battalion Poona 1909
Born Sept 1st 1870. Joined the 1st Battalion in 1890 & in 1897 was in India at Tirah where he was wounded by a dum-dum bullet in the thigh. He was only saved from the Afridi by the devotion of two stretcher bearers of the 1st Battalion. Gained the India General Service Medal with clasps for Punjab & Tirah. Also the Delhi Durbar medal.
Served in India from Oct 1904 to March 1913 being superintendant Gymnasia Southern Army then Inspector of Gymnasia in India from 1909 to 1912.
In 1914 he was a Major in command of the Depot of the Northamptonshire Regiment. At the outbreak of the 1st World War he was made Commanding Officer of the 5th Service Battalion and remained in command until 1919. He was decorated three times, CMG, DSO, & Legion of Honour. Special Mention in Haig's despatch 16/3/1919
After the war he was promoted to Colonel in charge of Records at Warley, retiring in 1925.
Format : monochrome photograph
Rights info: no known restrictions on publication.
Location of collection: Northampton Museum & Art Gallery www.northampton.gov.uk/museums
Part of: Northamptonshire Regiment Collection
Reference number:M0000509
Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
By George Owen Bonawit, New York, part of a 1920s panel for a hotel doorway.
Just above the entrance to the Salisbury Cathedral, Saint George the dragon slayer can be seen with a freshly claimed prize in hand. He's everywhere in England...
Overlooking the Niagara River, Fort George was built between 1796 and 1802. This fortification served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army during the War of 1812, and played a pivotal role in the defence of Upper Canada. Fort George saw action during the Battle of Queenston Heights, was destroyed and captured by the Americans during the Battle of Fort George, and was reclaimed by the British seven months later.
History of the 41st Regiment of Foot Fife & Drum Corps
The young men who served the English Crown during the 18th and 19th century as fifers and drummers were disciplined, courageous and held positions of responsibility. Sons of soldiers, they were old enough to take on a role in the regiment and its daily functions. It was up to these professional musicians to act as a communication system and as musical entertainment for the army. They played music to inspire the men, remind them of home, and to help them deal with the hardships of military life.
As duty drummers (a name used both for fifers and drummers), they took turns on a 24-hour guard shift and were expected to know and be able to beat play any Order at any time. Incompetence was not tolerated. They beat performed their duty calls every day, starting with Reveille to wake the garrison, and ending with the Taptoo to warn that the gates of the garrison were to close for the night.
41st Regiment of Foot Band of Music s a unique musical program , which focuses on the more popular, social music of the 18th and early 19th centuries. A Band of Music could be made up of officers, soldiers or civilian musicians, who provided entertainment for the upper classes through concerts, plays and dances. This music was quite different from the repertoire of the Fife and Drum Corps, whose main purpose was to act as a form of communication on the battlefields.
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Standing statue of George Washington in his younger years when he was a major. He is wearing a long overcoat, trousers and tall boots. He is holding his hat in one hand and his musket in his other. The bronze sculpture was sculpted by Susan Luery in 2007-2008. The statue is standing on a stone base with plaques commemorating different times George Washington was in the Cumberland area.
Inscription of plaques:
1748
At the age of sixteen, George Washington first visited Allegany County, (then Frederick County), and was the guest of Thomas Cresap, at Oldtown. He had been employed by Col. Wm. Fairfax to survey the valleys of Patterson Creek and the South Branch of the Potomac, part of the vast tract of land of which Fairfax was proprietor
1753
In order to settle a territory dispute between England and France over land in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Virginia governor Dinwiddie ordered Major Washington to Wills Creek (Cumberland), then on to Fort Leboef (near Erie, Pa.) to deliver an order of withdrawal of the French from English-claimed territory. The French refused to leave, asserting possession by prior claim.
1754
Washington, now a Lt. Colonel, was ordered to lead a company of Virginia militia to the Forks of the Monongahela and Allegany Rivers to build and defend a fort. New of a takeover of the site by the French compelled Washington to convene a War Council at Wills Creek. It was decided to lead his company on, finally engaging the French at Fort Necessity. A superior French army defeated the Virginia militia, allowing the survivors to return East.
1755
Responding to the refusal to accept the British claim, English Gen. Edward Braddock was ordered to America. Washington was assigned to his staff. The British expeditionary force assembled on this site. French defenders at Ft. Duquesne (Pittsburgh) prepared an ambush which succeeded in defeating the British force. Braddock was mortally wounded. The survivors were led back to Ft. Cumberland by George Washington
1758
With a new Prime Minister in England, Wm. Pitt, a new effort was launched to conquer Fort Duquesne. General John Forbes was assigned as Commander. Virginia militia was mustered here at Fort Cumberland and command by Colonel Washington. His troops joined Forbes at Raystown, (Bedford, Pa), then marched to defeat the French at Ft. Duquesne, which was renamed Ft. Pitt.
President Washington's Last Visit - 1794
On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during the Whiskey Rebellion. A few days later, this militia army assembled upon the parade ground of old Fort Cumberland, where the Allegany County Courthouse now stands. The President appeared dressed in his full military uniform, and the entire population of the town was present to witness the historic event. General Washington rode along the line from right to left, and was loudly cheered by the men. Afterwards the command marched in review, and Washington raised his hat as a salute, while they passed. Generals Harry Lee and Daniel Morgan also were present and participated.
George Wheler (1650-1723) was born in the Netherlands to a royalist English family that had fled Cromwellian England. He fathered eighteen children. In 1675-1676 he travelled in Greece and Asia Minor with J. Spon. As he believed that sharing the perils and expenses of a journey meant sharing also the scientific results, he published this chronicle. However, it is but a mediocre copy of Spon's work.
The two travellers started out from Venice, called in at Zante (Zacynthos) and Cerigo (Cythera), then visited Delos and ended up in Constantinople. After passing through Bursa and Thyateira, Wheler and Spon spent some time in Smyrna. On their second trip, they travelled to Zacynthos, Patras and thence to Delphi. Then they made their way to Athens, from where they toured Attica. In contrast to his travelling companion, Wheler was motivated by curiosity rather than an inclination towards ancient scholarship.
During his journey, Wheler collected more than a thousand plants, which he donated to Oxford University, together with the antiquities he had acquired (sculptures, inscriptions and coins). The Greek and Latin manuscripts were given to Lincoln College. After his voyage, Wheler was ordained and followed an clerical career. In 1689, he published a treatise on early Christian churches.
His chronicle was published in 1682 and never republished again. It describes Zakynthos, Delos, Istanbul, Bursa, Thyateira, Ephesus, Delphi, Corinth and Athens. The chapters on Athens and Attica contain references to Herodotus and Pausanias and drawings of ancient monuments and inscriptions. They speak of the modern city, the climate, administration, local customs and the situation of the Church as well as local products and commerce. Wheler, like Spon, also makes commentaries on language In spite of its inexactitudes, Wheler's book came to be the major text of reference on Athenian monuments up until the publication of James Stuart's and Nicholas Revett's work. His description of Athens (plagiarism notwithstanding), his map of Attica (that he calls “Achaia”), drawn in his particular technique, and his observations on botany constitute his work into a model text of British travel literature.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
İngiliz kökenli George Wheler (1650-1723) krallık rejimi taraftarı olması nedeniyle Cromwell iktidarındaki İngiltere'den uzakta sürgün yaşayan bir aile içinde Hollanda'da doğdu. Yaşamı boyunca 18 çocuğu oldu. Kent ve Oxford'da öğrenim gördükten sonra 1673 yılında Fransa, İsviçre ve İtalya'yı kapsayan bir yolculuğa çıkar. İtalya seyahati sırasında Venedik'teyken Jacob Spon'la tanışır ve birlikte Doğu'ya seyahat etmeyi kararlaştırırlar. J. Spon ile 1675-1676 yıllarında yaptığı Yunanistan ve Anadolu (Ege Bölgesi) yolculuğundan sonra, Wheler, bir seyahatin tehlike ve masraflarının ortaklaşa paylaşılmasının "bilimsel sonuçlarının da paylaşılması" anlamına geldiğini sayıp 1682'de seyahatnamesini yayınlar ancak bu yayın Spon'ın 1678'de yayınladığı yapıtının vasat bir kopyası olmaktan ileri gitmez.
Venedik'ten yola çıkarak Zakynthos (Zante adası) ve Kithira'ya (Çuha adası) uğradılar, daha sonra Delos adasından geçerek İstanbul'a vardılar. Yolculuklarının devamında Bursa ve Akhisar (Thyateira)'dan geçerek İzmir'e varıp bir süre burada kaldılar. Yaptıkları ikinci yolculukta ise Zakynthos'dan Patras'a geçip Delfi'ye geldiler, oradan Atina'ya gidip buraları ve tüm Attika'yı gezdiler. Yolculuk arkadaşının tersine Wheler'in esas amacı arkeolojik bilgilerini derinleştirmekten çok bu yerlerle ilgili merakını gidermekti.
Wheler yolculuğu sırasında derlediği binden fazla bitkiyi ve heykel, yazıt, sikke gibi arkeolojik nesneyi Oxford Üniversitesine armağan ader; sahip olduğu yunanca ve latince elyazmaları ise Lincoln College'e verilir. Seyahatten döndükten sonra papaz olup kilise kariyeri yapar. Wheler 1689 yılında ilk hıristiyan kiliseleriyle ilgili bir kitap daha yayınlar.
1682'de yayınlanan ve bir daha basılmayan seyahatnamesinde Zante, Delos adaları, İstanbul, Bursa, Thyateira (Akhisar), Efes, Delfi, Korint ve Atina betimlenmekte. Atina'ya ayrılmış bölümler Herodot ve Pausanias'a yapılan göndermeler yanısıra eski anıtlardan eskizler, yazıtlar ve çağdaş şehir hakkında, iklim, yönetim, insanların alışkanlıkları, kilisenin durumu, ürünler ve ticaret hayatıyla ilgili ayrıntılı bilgiler içermekte. Kitapta ayrıca Spon'ın metninde de görüldüğü gibi dil konusuna da çeşitli yorumlara yer verilmekte. Wheler'in Akropolis üzerinde bulunan anıtlar hakkında anlattıkları, tutarsızlıklarına rağmen, J. Stuart ve N. Revett'in kitabının yayımına dek bu konuda esas betimleyici metin olarak kabul edilmişti. Telif hırsızlığına rağmen Atina şehri betimlemesi, Achaia olarak adlandırdığı Attika yarımadası haritası ve botanolojik gözlemleri sayesinde Wheler'in yapıtı ingiliz gezi edebiyatının örnek yapıtları arasında yer almaktadır.
Yazan: İoli Vingopoulou
Juniata Lodge No. 282, Hollidaysburg, PA. Past Masters Night 2012 - George Washington Gavel Presented by Potomac Lodge No. 5, Washington DC
I did not really even know who George Ezra was, but I volunteered to accompany Flo and Audrey into DC last night for his concert at the Lincoln Theatre. I was pleasantly surprised with some good music and an entertaining evening.
György (George) Koleszár (1901-1959). Born in Oliver, Pennsylvania, USA. Family from Kővágó, Hungary (Kamenná Poruba, Slovakia). Traveling to Oliver, Pennsylvania.
Juniata Lodge No. 282, Hollidaysburg, PA. Past Masters Night 2012 - George Washington Gavel Presented by Potomac Lodge No. 5, Washington DC
Service Number: 2039
Rank: Private
Unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of death: 21 July 1916
Place of death: France
Place of association: Pymble, Australia
Cemetery or memorial details: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
His war records: discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/85188 ( discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/85188 )
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OK... Am I imagining it, or does this statue look like George Bush? This was along the riverfront in St Louis.
George Vashon, the first African American graduate from Oberlin College
George Boyer Vashon was born on July 25, 1824 in Pennsylvania. George was the son of an abolitionist, John Baton Vashon, who was instrumental in establishing the first school for blacks in Pittsburgh. George attended his father's private school until 1837, at which time he attended public school.
Early in his life, George displayed an aptitude for languages. He was able to speak Sanskrit, Hebrew, and Persian, and was well versed in Greek and Latin. At age 16, George had exhausted all of the opportunities for schooling available to him in Pittsburgh.
In 1840, he enrolled in Oberlin Collegiate Institute in Ohio. While at Oberlin, George participated in the 1842 celebration of the West Indies Emancipation. He was a member of one of Oberlin's most prestigious men's literary societies, the Union Society. Some of his most outstanding work, while at Oberlin, was his teaching at a school in Chillicothe, Ohio.
On August 28, 1844, George Vashon became the first black graduate from Oberlin College, receiving the school's Bachelor of Arts degree. Vashon graduated with valedictory honors, which permitted him to deliver the commencement address, the title of which was "Liberty of Mind." In his speech, Vashon asserted that "genius, talent, and learning are not withheld by our common Father" from people of color. In 1849, Vashon was awarded a master of arts degree in recognition of his scholarly pursuits and accomplishments.
After graduation, Vashon, like his abolitionist father, wanted to play a central role in advancing the cause of black people. He felt that this could be done by pursuing a career in law. He studied law under Walter Forward, a judge and prominent figure in Pennsylvania politics. After two years of reading law, Vashon applied for admission to the Allegheny County bar. His application was rejected because of his race. In 1838, a revision of Pennsylvania's constitution restricted the franchise to white men. His rejection was a crushing blow; it dashed his hopes of fighting for the rights of blacks through the law. For a time, he thought of Haitian emigration as a means of developing his potential. Before embarking to Haiti, Vashon left Pennsylvania and went to New York to take the bar examination, which he successfully completed on January 10, 1848, thus becoming the first black to become a lawyer in New York.
In 1849, Vashon moved to Port-au-Prince Haiti, where he served as a professor of Latin, Greek and English. He also served as a correspondent to Frederick Douglass's newspaper, "The North Star." In 1851, he moved to Syracuse, New York and joined the faculty of the New York Central College in McGrawville. In the aftermath of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Vashon became involved in the Underground Railroad and state and national conventions, which brought blacks together to discuss critical issues confronting the free black communities and the means of ending the system of slavery. In 1857, Vashon married Susan Paul Smith, the granddaughter of the Rev. Thomas Paul, Sr. of Boston. The couple had seven children.
After the Civil War, Vashon worked in the Solicitor's Office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to this position by the Bureau's head, General O.O. Howard, the founder of Howard University. Vashon became Howard University's first professor and was instrumental in establishing its law school. When Vashon left Howard, he became a professor of Mathematics and Ancient and Modern Languages at Alcorn College in Rodney, Mississippi. He was considered a good teacher by his students and was well respected by his colleagues.
When the yellow fever epidemic swept Alcorn's campus in the Fall of 1878, Vashon was one of its victims. He died on October 5 1878 and is buried on the college's campus.
Statue of Royals' great George Brett out in front of Kauffman Stadium.
In 2009, this statue was relocated to a new spot inside the stadium.
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George is one of a pair of peregrine falcons inhabiting downtown San Francisco and made famous by a webcam of the nest he shares with Gracie.
photo by Glenn Nevill
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