That was the title of one of three songs written by lyricist, C.H. BOVILL for Jerome Kern’s 1908 show, ‘Fluffy Ruffles’, which was played on Broadway in 1908. When I came across Bovill’s grave at Duisans British Cemetery I knew nothing of his career as a successful writer for stage musicals, or of his close […]
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“A true son of Empire” – Arras North – Page 295
One of the men featured in ‘Arras North’ is Lieutenant Colonel Michael Frederic ‘Fred’ Beauchamp DENNIS, DSO & Bar. In a sense, his military career started when he was seven years old. He would often stand guard at the foot of the stairs leading to the nursery at Newacott, the family home in Devon. Dressed […]