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Sam lloyd
Sam lloyd Posts: 1,083
in General Charlton
I read the wonderful article in VOTV this morning about the successful search for Charlton's third casualty of war, Herbert Nightingale. The dedication and pains it took to find this missing Charlton player is quite extraordinary and the closing paragraphs did indeed have me in tears :-

"So, after almost a decade of searching, despite him having avoided every history book ever written about our club, and exactly a century to the day, on January 13th, 2016, we were at last able to welcome Nobby back into the fold. This gesture, however late, is all the more poignant when I discovered the inscription on his grave: "Let those that come after see, that this name is not forgotten....."

"Welcome home, Nobby. It's been far too long, but the Charlton Athletic family will not forget you or your sacrifice for your country and Belgium, a century ago"

To me this encapsulates what Charlton and it's supporters are ALL about, sadly something RD & KM will NEVER, EVER understand !! And therefore when I once again attend the protest this Saturday I will be dedicating my actions to Nobby, may he Rest In Peace x

Comments

  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,857
    Well said Sam.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,676
    I read it last night too - had somehow missed the thread on here about it. A very poignant story - RIP Nobby.

    Strangely, you know, I think RD might even empathise a bit with this one - but not sure what the chances are of him reading it/ hearing about it? It might also challenge his rather blinkered view on football fans...

    I'm also not sure how common a surname Nightingale is - I had a great uncle (by marriage) with that surname, and am now wondering if he could have been related to Nobby. He was Sam Nightingale.

  • sarge1g
    sarge1g Posts: 722
    Agree with every word, congratulations to all those who contributed to this article and well done for getting a conclusion to this sad story.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480


    Glad you liked it, it's a very well written piece and had a tear in my eye when I first read it.

    A few points of order

    This was the thread on CL on the centenary of his death
    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/70948/lest-we-forget-charlton-player-h-nobby-nightingale-13-1-16

    It was the museum who uncovered this (Clive Harris is a museum trustee as well as Club Historian. He also posts on here as @SE7toSG3). The other bloke mentioned, Ben Hayes, lurks on here as well ; - )

    We're very grateful that Rick/VOTV gave it a proper space and the chance to be recorded in print but it's a Charlton Athletic Museum thing.

    We carry on researching our early history and only yesterday @stig uncovered what we think must be the most decorated WW1 (or any war) Addick.

    And this is the only known photo of Nobby

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,792
    It's a great article - the credit belongs to Clive, who wrote it, and the credited team who contributed to the search, however, rather than VOTV.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Weegie Addick said:

    I read it last night too - had somehow missed the thread on here about it. A very poignant story - RIP Nobby.

    Strangely, you know, I think RD might even empathise a bit with this one - but not sure what the chances are of him reading it/ hearing about it? It might also challenge his rather blinkered view on football fans...

    I'm also not sure how common a surname Nightingale is - I had a great uncle (by marriage) with that surname, and am now wondering if he could have been related to Nobby. He was Sam Nightingale.

    Yeah, RD could be Nobby's grandson.
  • Sam lloyd
    Sam lloyd Posts: 1,083
    Points taken. However, in my somewhat emotional state my initial thought was to congratulate the publication for printing such a marvellous article. Like Weegie I too somehow missed the thread on here, so thanks Henry for the link to this. I too would like to offer my hearty congratulations & respect to ALL involved.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,017
    edited February 2016
    Sam lloyd said:

    Points taken. However, in my somewhat emotional state my initial thought was to congratulate the publication for printing such a marvellous article. Like Weegie I too somehow missed the thread on here, so thanks Henry for the link to this. I too would like to offer my hearty congratulations & respect to ALL involved.

    "ALL", yes, indeed - but don't forget it's a Charlton Athletic Museum thing.

    They own any history to do with the club now. Or so it would seem.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480
    Off_it said:

    Sam lloyd said:

    Points taken. However, in my somewhat emotional state my initial thought was to congratulate the publication for printing such a marvellous article. Like Weegie I too somehow missed the thread on here, so thanks Henry for the link to this. I too would like to offer my hearty congratulations & respect to ALL involved.

    "ALL", yes, indeed - but don't forget it's a Charlton Athletic Museum thing.

    They own any history to do with the club now. Or so it would seem.
    Oh dear, how sad.

    Yes the museum has a claim on the articles its trustees research and write, strange that but troll away anyway.

    The rest of us normal fans are celebrating OUR collective history which we all share.

    Back to ignore mode
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 29,017
    "Ooo, Look at me, I was involved too, don't forget me!"

    As you say, how sad.

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  • waldo
    waldo Posts: 495
    Off_it said:

    "Ooo, Look at me, I was involved too, don't forget me!"

    As you say, how sad.

    I think you are being slightly offensive here?
  • Sam lloyd
    Sam lloyd Posts: 1,083
    .................and certainly ruined my well intentioned post, oh well carry on :-(
  • I_was_Floyd
    I_was_Floyd Posts: 468
    It was a great post Sam, ignore the bickering.

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,480
    Sam lloyd said:

    .................and certainly ruined my well intentioned post, oh well carry on :-(

    Indeed, it was a good post and thread so thanks again
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Off_it said:

    Sam lloyd said:

    Points taken. However, in my somewhat emotional state my initial thought was to congratulate the publication for printing such a marvellous article. Like Weegie I too somehow missed the thread on here, so thanks Henry for the link to this. I too would like to offer my hearty congratulations & respect to ALL involved.

    "ALL", yes, indeed - but don't forget it's a Charlton Athletic Museum thing.

    They own any history to do with the club now. Or so it would seem.
    Evening.
    Apparently i've contributed to the museum.
    As have many other people.
    (Sir) Henry did a lot to set it up, again, as did many others.
    Sorry @Off_it , but not sure why the "They own any history to do with the club"....comment ?
    WE own the history and I think more appreciation should be shown to all who were involved in setting it up.
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,595
    Off_it said:

    "Ooo, Look at me, I was involved too, don't forget me!"

    As you say, how sad.

    I think the "Ooo, look at me" is falling on you this time. Even on a topic such as this you can't resist making a dig.
    As you say, how sad.

    Well done to everyone involved.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,822
    Well done to the museum and well done to VOTV for publishing. And no more spoiling a tribute thread with cheap jibes please!
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,990
    Really good, strong issue that was.

    Well done to all
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    blimey and I thought it was all about Nobby Nightingale, have I missed something?
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Just Off_lt being a Nobby

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