"The War Comes to Leicestershire and Rutland" Topic
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Panzerkaput | 18 Oct 2014 6:29 a.m. PST |
I have been doing a spot of thinking about the war in Leicestershire and Rutlandshire and this has led to thinking about the major players and characters involved in the conflict. Strangely though I have thought about this and have come from the Royalist forces angle first and I am not sure why. So I am planning to write up the Royalist characters, their background, motives and personality and then the Socialist characters. With this I will also add what has happened, whats going on and what the future will bring on the East Midland Front. But first of all here is the start and may I introduce the Duke of Rutland. The Duke of Rutland, Lord Tredgast Strapleton-Mallet Lord Tredgast Strapleton-Mallet, is the 10th Duke of Rutland, personal friend to King Edward VIII and loyal supporter of him and Mosley's Government. The Duke is a member of the King's Inner Circle after arranging secret meetings between The King and then Mrs Simpson just outside of Leicester at Ingarsby Hall, before the war started. The Duke is a member of the British Union of Fascists holding the rank of Staff Officer 4, District Inspecting Officer. He has personally raised his own company of BUF troopers, The Duke of Rutland's Own BUF, which is semi-independent, but is part of the BUF Legion VI "Ironsides" and is part of Severn Valley and Midlands Division regional command. He is one of the more capable Royalist commanders in the East, mainly fighting around Leicester, trying up the Socialist forces in the city, but also he has held commands in East Anglian and Lincolnshire. The duke is a rather ambitious man, seeing his way to advance his social standing by standing loyal to the King and to the King's Government. He is a rather capable commander, even though he has had little actually military experience, mainly gained from his command of the Rutlandshire Territorials and Yeomanry. He is a gifted leader, with good interpersonal skills and a likable personality, but he does suffer from a bit of vanity and he does like to socialise more than perform his civic duties. However, people do like him and he is perceived as being a man of the people and rather like the King. A part of the Dukes success he small group of commanders that he has around him, in which he give them freedom to carry out The Royalists plans, though at times this does bring him into conflict with them but he has the good sense to never sack again of them. His motto Deo et Regi Fidelis, Loyal to God and King, and happily uses the symbols, history and legend of Richard III to help unify and installed pride in his forces. Ta PK |
Knight of St John | 18 Oct 2014 7:25 a.m. PST |
Sounds very interesting but nothing ever happens here in Rutland. |
plutarch 64 | 18 Oct 2014 7:44 a.m. PST |
Didn't you have a weekend television show, followed by a chart-topping band? Lovely stuff. |
Knight of St John | 18 Oct 2014 8:19 a.m. PST |
News to me. What was the band? |
gunnerphil | 18 Oct 2014 8:40 a.m. PST |
The band was the Ruttles Famed for appearing on Rutland Weekend Television Guess that shows how old I am |
Knight of St John | 18 Oct 2014 8:49 a.m. PST |
Thank you, I have never herd of them. |
steveinns | 18 Oct 2014 12:02 p.m. PST |
Never heard of the Ruttles???? They were as well known as the Beatles in their day ! Last time I saw them, it was an outside gig @ the Plough & Braunston. I had a few Old Peculiers there, I don't remember much after that ! |
Panzerkaput | 20 Oct 2014 5:42 a.m. PST |
Next up is the Duke's BUF commander Lt Col (Rtd) Denis Plantagenet Tollemache, BUF Commander Lt Col (Rtd) Denis Plantagenet Tollemache, is the local British Union of Fascists Company Commander, commanding the Duke of Rutland's Own BUF Company as well the Belvoir Command. He is one of the more efficient officer in BUF Legion VI "Ironsides" and as he is a rather competent commander, very good administration and logistics skills and has actually military experience, which he puts to good use. Lt Col (Rtd) Denis Plantagenet Tollemache has always been a military man serving in the Great War as a Captain in Leicestershire Regiment during the last year of the war and also served in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. During this time he gained his dislike of Socialism seeing it as a threat and menace to British way of life and rebellion against what he perceived as the natural order of things. He transferred to the Indian Army, 11th Sikh Infantry, to fight in the 3rd Afghan War where he rapidly rose thought the ranks to Lt Colonel. After this war he has transferred with his regiment to Palestine where he was involved in an incident involving the capturing of a village and a cache of arms which led to him massacring the men of the village following the deaths of some of his soldiers which had been billeted around and in the village. Following an enquiry of this he was transferred back to Britain with the Royal Army Service Corp where is learnt his skills in logistics and administration but after ten years he retired from the regular army to take up a position in the Leicestershire Territorials where he meet the Duke of Rutland. With this meeting the Duke introduced him to the British Union of Fascists party and he liked there politic vision and it gave him a drive and prepuce again, where is got involved deeply into their politics. He joined the BUF "I Squad" organising them and when Mosley formed Government at the King's request, he helped in organising the military wing of the party in the reforms in 1936 to help defend the King and state. He is a very motivated man with very strong politic views with a complete dislike and trust of Socialist and a deep hated to anything rebellious or not British or Empire. He is an abrasive man, very driven to get things done at all costs and will use anyone or anything in pursuit of this. This has caused him to come into conflict with the other commanders under the Duke and even the Duke himself, but the Duke knows he is the man for the job and often refers to him as his Bulldog. He has a very good information network where he keeps tabs on both the Kings enemies in Rutland and Leicestershire but also on others in the local area that he thinks are not loyal enough. |
venezia sta affondando | 21 Oct 2014 8:55 a.m. PST |
Sounds very interesting but nothing ever happens here in Rutland Oh, I don't know. Trying doing a right turn onto the A606 near Whitwell up the hill. Two lorries, too close, too fast takes you directly to Peterborough Hospital, and a hip replacement and a permanent limp. Someone tell me, Rutland Water – is it really a nice place to spend a pleasant day out? One day – maybe. Panzerkaput, your idea is very interesting and I am following your progress with interest. |
Panzerkaput | 21 Oct 2014 10:13 a.m. PST |
Rutland Waters is a very nice day out there and thanks will have more soon |
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