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He was educated at Eton College and served in the Royal Fusiliers.
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During the age of the sailing ship and steamer, hundreds of thousands of men, and women went to sea in search of adventure. These ships both mighty and small sailed across the seas of our World, but little has remained of their legacy, except established trade routes, abandoned ports, and the songs & ballads the ships crews sang. ‘Sea Stories and Ballads,” contains a collection of the lyrics of these songs, which allows the reader to venture into the age of the sailing ship, and delve into the folklore of these voyages across the seven seas. Enjoy the poetry, the humor, and the forlorn love inside some of these ‘forgotten’ ballads.
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The battalion was raised by the Mayor and Borough of Kensington as a Service (Kitchener) battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (RF) on 11 Sep 1914 at the White City. In June 1915 it became part of 99th Brigade 33rd Division, along with 17th, 23rd and 24th Battalions RF. The battalion went to France in November 1915 with 33rd Division, but almost immediately on arrival the brigade was transferred to the 2nd Division, a regular division, where the battaion remained till it was disbanded in Feb 1918 when the BEF reduced the number of brigades in a battalion from four to three.The editor stresses this book was compiled for the surviving members of the battalion, some 410 died, a VC was won by L/Sgt F.W Palmer (also MM) near Courcelette in Feb 1917. There is a Roll of Honour in which the dates of death of the officers is given, but in the case of other ranks, they are grouped by companies for each year of the war without number, rank or date of death. There is also a list of recipients of honours and awards, headed by Palmer with his VC. In this list, which includes mentioned in despatches, names are grouped alphabetically for each medal, but no number, rank or date of award.
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He was educated at Eton College and served in the Royal Fusiliers.
In 1906 Stone published a book of Sea songs and ballads and in 1923 he wrote the history of his old regiment. Stone approached the British Broadcasting Corporation himself with the idea for a record programme, which the corporation initially dismissed. Stone managed to convince them though and on 7 July 1927 he started playing records on air.
His relaxed, conversational style was exceptional at a time when most of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s presentation was extremely formal, and his programmes became highly popular as a result.
He wore a dinner jacket and tie when he presented. In 1934 Stone joined the commercial station Radio Luxembourg (for 5,000 pounds a year) and was barred by the British Broadcasting Corporation in consequence.
He wrote a column reviewing new popular records for the Sunday Referee newspaper and appeared in advertisements for Bush radio sets. Stone later rejoined the British Broadcasting Corporation and caused a major row in 1941.
On 11 November he wished King Victor Emmanuel of Italy a happy birthday on air, adding "I don"t think any of us wish him anything but good, poor soul." This good wish towards the head of a state Britain was at war with at the time led to the sacking of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Senior Controller of Programmes and tighter government control over all broadcasts.
Stone was an avid record collector. In the mid-1930s he already owned over 12,000.
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