Point Pure, Gatton, Queensland

[queencorgi1]

Yes indeed! She actually had the medal presented as she was entering the church, according to another account -- and I would imagine that is a unique experience.

[hanes teulu]

Was it on their wedding list!

See col 2 of "Continental Daily Mail"
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t514266634/f3.item.r=(prOx:%20%22heathcote%22%205%20%22diggle%22).zoom

[queencorgi1]

Thank you!

I really like 'known to his intimate friends as Pasha, as he actually was a Pasha'

[hanes teulu]

I was impressed with that line.
Everything I look at re. the pair inevitably involves the great and the good.

[queencorgi1]

Absolutely, for both sisters!

Eric by contrast with his sisters disappears into relative obscurity after his court martial in 1916. Although the verdict of 'guilty of indecency' was quashed, he never served on the Western Front again, and in contrast to 1914-mid 1916, Trove and indeed the British Newspaper Archive throw up relatively few newspaper mentions of him. I suspect that the 'mud' of the court martial stuck. One important aspect of my research is seeing how these court martials affected the future lives of the officers concerned, whether or not they were actually given a prison sentence or cashiered.

[hanes teulu]

It was "Baby" interested me. I spotted a Trove reference re. St Moritz which led to (col 1)
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4131370v/f2.item.r=(prOx:%20%22baby%22%202%20%22conran%22).zoom

Made a note to find out just what she may have been driving/riding

Thanks for a great post.

[queencorgi1]

Thank you for the compliment -- and thank you also for this latest reference. I already knew that Eric and his sisters had competed in skiing competitions in Switzerland -- but yes, 'Baby' Conran adds a touch of colour to the story.

You will like to know that in August 1912 both Eric and Alleyne Conran were competing in the International Horse Show at Olympia in London. This family was evidently scarily sporty -- and I think also scarily competitive. I feel the girls may possibly have found their subsequent lives as decorative aristocratic wives a little dull.

[hanes teulu]

Magic.
Yet to check out what "sporting activity" was going at St. Moritz - and that's not a euphemism.

[queencorgi1]

I was delighted to come across a photograph from the 'Ladies Field' Magazine of 24 Feb 1912 in the British Newspaper Archive. 'Ski-juring' or 'ski-juring' involved a horse rider towing a skier behind them. The photograph is captioned 'Miss Nancy Conran skijuring with the Crown Prince of Germany' -- Nancy is riding side-saddle, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a tie, towing the Prince.

I feel sure everyone who's read this thread is very happy to have this information!