Avatars - What is the significance of yours?

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  1. bigmal

    bigmal Member

    Mine is because i did 11 years in REME.
     
  2. BrianM59

    BrianM59 Senior Member

    Mine is my mum and dad getting married in July 1950, about 3 weeks before he was recalled to the army to go to Korea.
     
  3. jettisoning

    jettisoning Member

    as a life long advocate of the HALIFAX i chose this photograph

    ironically it was a screen shot from a documentary about the contribution of the AVRO LANCASTER to the strategic bombing campaign ................

    i couldn't miss the mistake that had been made !
     
  4. JJS

    JJS Senior Member

    Mine is probably self explanatory.....But it's made up of cap badges in remembrance of some of the members of my family that served in those regiments.


    1. The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment - WW1 - Gt. Uncle, James Johnson Roberts - KIA during the battle of the Somme

    2. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - WW1 - Grandfather, William Lowe - Thankfully survived to produce my father!

    3. The Glider Pilot Regiment - WW2 - 2nd Cousin, James Johnson Sharrock - KIA during the battle of Arnhem


    Very proud of them all and actually like all their badges too!
     
  5. Bradlad

    Bradlad Senior Member

    Mine is Lancaster NX611 ' Just Jane ' at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.

    Kept in running condition as a memorial to Bomber Command and her people, who due to political correctness are only just getting the recognition they deserved.
     
  6. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

  7. woapysittank

    woapysittank Member

    Mine show's the boy's of Oxford United celebrating their 3-1 win over York City at Wembley. My 29 consecutive years as a season holder have contained much joy and much pain and tribulation. Little beats that sunny afternoon in North London.

    My screen name is obviously a rude spoonerism of a quote by "Rude kid" in Viz. The quote lines from "Basket Case" by Green Day and some days that's just how I feel.

    Paul
     
  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Mine show's the boy's of Oxford United


    Technically that's not an avatar it's a Signature Photo.
    ;)
     
  9. woapysittank

    woapysittank Member

    LOL But I'm so proud I had to mention it!!
     
  10. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    And a fine avatar it is, Steve.
     
  11. Bodston

    Bodston Little Willy

    Mine is Bod, with a big cock on his head.
     
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  12. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    If you missed the announcement my avatar is of Elise, my first grandchild, born May 7th, 2012.
     
  13. RemeDesertRat

    RemeDesertRat Very Senior Member

    I have never been able to see the 'H' for the River Humber, but then again I don't get most modern abstract art... I don't know if that means I have no imagination or good taste! :)

    Best,

    Steve.

    Tilt your head to the left and you will see the 'H' formed with the tops of the 'T's. - sort of.
     
  14. TTH

    TTH Senior Member

    I have had some inquiries about my avatar, so I may as well explain it. The picture is Terry Downe, and I don't mean the prizefighter--though my Terry does have an excellent right cross.

    Terry Downe (comic book character)
     
  15. Steve Mac

    Steve Mac Very Senior Member

    Tilt your head to the left and you will see the 'H' formed with the tops of the 'T's. - sort of.

    I can see that, but it still isn't an 'H' to my mind. :)

    Anyway, as TTH says, it is a fine Avatar; as is yours Reme!

    Best,

    Steve.
     
  16. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    TTH
    The picture is Terry Downe,
    Ah Adam did have right comic book then, I didnt have a clue.
    Cheers that clears that one up.


    Steve doesnt the TT form a lower case 'h' ?
     

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  17. Wills

    Wills Very Senior Member

    According to Cole (div signs) Tyne, Tees and Humber ? T.T.h
     
  18. freebird

    freebird Senior Member

    Technically that's not an avatar it's a Signature Photo.
    ;)

    Should that be a separate thread then? :unsure:

    Mine is the Firefly. B) Much maligned & not well understood by those outside the Empire. :D

    The Sig is the Dorsetshire, which my great uncle served on.
     
  19. Andreas

    Andreas Working on two books

    Maynard says chew.

    All the best

    Andreas
     
  20. Steve Mac

    Steve Mac Very Senior Member

    Steve doesnt the TT form a lower case 'h' ?

    According to Cole (div signs) Tyne, Tees and Humber ? T.T.h

    Hello Owen/Wills,

    I have always read differently and from one source, 'The Path Of The 50th' (Clay - Gale & Polden):

    "The two superimposed T's, red on a black background, stood for Tyne and Tees. It was then noticed that when the badge was looked at sideways the two T's formed an 'H'; so the three main rivers which flowed through the Northumbrian Division's area - Tyne, Tees and Humber - were thus represented in the sign."

    The sign evolved in 1939 from a proposal from Major Freeman Attwood, who was GSO2 at Divisional HQ. I read elsewhere that the proposer had previously served with the 51st (Highland) Division and had used the famous 'HD' sign as his inspiration; notice again the capital letters.

    I hadn't noticed the lower case option before, Owen. Well spotted!

    How reliable is Cole, Wills? Does it have any narrative about the origins of the sign? I am not familiar with Cole!

    Best,

    Steve.
     

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