tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post5303895683572953347..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Post Script to The Ashe-Obolensky storyBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-36456813025003463042015-05-29T08:25:46.995+12:002015-05-29T08:25:46.995+12:00Thank you Philip, for clarifying this matter and p...Thank you Philip, for clarifying this matter and providing the extra material about Bertie Corbett, and apologies for having taken so long to respond. I don't know why I didn't spot this at the time.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-9268074437689522312015-03-21T14:37:50.687+13:002015-03-21T14:37:50.687+13:00Bertie served in the Royal Artillery during WW1 no...Bertie served in the Royal Artillery during WW1 not Grenadier Guards. He said not serve overseas during the war.<br />During WW2 he was a special constable almost certainly as part of his duties as a town councillor. He was awarded the Special Constabulary Medal for this service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-7368089322453987702012-07-03T07:07:59.837+12:002012-07-03T07:07:59.837+12:00Bertie's brother Rex also played football for ...Bertie's brother Rex also played football for England. They won one cap each, each against Wales, and lived to a ripe old age!<br />Cris FreddiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-55504364344829310582009-03-14T09:33:00.000+13:002009-03-14T09:33:00.000+13:00Thanks very much for the correction and further in...Thanks very much for the correction and further information about your grandfather and great-uncle. I have amended the article accordingly. Regards, BrettBrett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-54750429504824160582009-03-14T04:38:00.000+13:002009-03-14T04:38:00.000+13:00How interesting this article is. Bertie Corbett wa...How interesting this article is. Bertie Corbett was my great uncle, and his brother Leonard Corbett was my grandfather who definitely did not become a cleric. He taught at Bromsgrove School and was Housemaster of Gordon House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com