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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    "Brass rubbings" also being a euphemism for seeking favors and influence from lords and nobles.

    Sir Hilary's good fortune (after some timely passings) led him to become the Earl of Dorincourt. Which greatly benefited his relationship with American grandson Cedric. And dog.

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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Sit Hilary actually got lost amongst the churches of Brittany, never to be seen again.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I thought I'd find an interesting profile of Sir Hilary on Linkedin, but stopped on first look.

    Sometimes it's better not to know.

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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    I thought I'd find an interesting profile of Sir Hilary on Linkedin, but stopped on first look.

    Sometimes it's better not to know.

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    His ID is rather popular in the world of spooks...
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I did note Sir Hilary cleverly reverted to the (Nordic?) spelling "Hillary" as a pen name for commentary on the Crikey venue. And further proposed his real name was "Christian Kerr", adding to the obfuscation/confusion.

    So, yes. Crikey.


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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Ellery Bray, Sir Hilary's brother, actually spent time at Eton with James Bond on the boxing team and in other sport.

    Judging from available photos, the two may have been the oldest students to ever attend.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    When it came to heraldry, Sir Hilary = excitement.

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    Mr. Sable Basilisk was alright, still he was no Rouge Dragon Pursuivant.

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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Love the humour and thought you put into these @RichardTheBruce

    I wonder if some of the Angels of Death came a calling after the whole affair was over. Looking for "Hilly" and then coming to grips that they were duped. Could this had led to Sir Hillary reaching back to James to see what the bloody hell had gone on up in the Alps.
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    In charge of hiring, Sir Hilary Bray assembled an impressive staff at the College of Arms.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    A good boss, at times Sir Hilary provided stern guidance on important items like the institute's dress code.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    "College of Arms" took on new meaning during his tenure.

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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Good Ol' Hilly!
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    As a result, he did weather more than his share of office drama and conflict.

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  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    You have to think Blofeld had the real Sir Hillary killed after the events of OHMSS. Especially since he was in on the plan with MI6
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Fun tracing the roots of that character!

    Lets move on to another character, not a lot of screen time but he made the most of his time.

    Our Launch Director at Vandenberg. Our man was happy to chat with Willard Whyte, calling it an honour. A proud man of getting Whyte's satellite launched on time 24 minutes ago. But then disaster struck and there was premature separation and the scanners went out of control.

    Did this man keep his job? Or did he get fired for incompetence? Did he still consider it an honour to talk with Willard Whyte?

    Whatever happened to the Launch Director at Vandenberg?

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Unexpectedly found himself transferred to Willard Whyte's "Park". And thrust into a fantastic adventure with dinosaurs, furry creatures, children, aliens, and stop-motion.

    Promoted to Colonel, though. Grew a mustache. too.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Returning to Vandenberg as Base Commander he became involved in an unfortunate incident where an undercover British Agent on a mission was wrongfully apprehended.

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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Wow looks like his future took him to different challenges and different jobs. One wonders if he ever got an audience with Willard Whyte again?

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Forced into retirement from the military, he began another career in academia.

    He considered the students unremarkable when compared to his previous experiences, and enjoyed the relative calm maintained.


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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
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    Unexpectedly found himself transferred to Willard Whyte's "Park". And thrust into a fantastic adventure with dinosaurs, furry creatures, children, aliens, and stop-motion.

    Promoted to Colonel, though. Grew a mustache. too.

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    That's the official version, the truth is far more integuing. After the previous problems, he wanted to inspect the next rocket launch himself. He stumbled inside though and was accidentally send to space, as he shouted 'launch' in sted of 'auch' when he fell. The rocket wasn't balanced for his weight end went out of orbit, flying to a never-seen-before small planet next to our nearest star. The locals there have discovered time-travel and send him back, with some pictures to stave his ordeal. Nobody on earth would believe him though, claiming he orchestrated this whole thing in a studio to get his job back. All in all, the man with the most fascinating life never felt heard, and he became a recluise.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    With the time-travel wrinkle, Launch Director at Vandenberg in one timestream was transported to the year 1887. They didn't buy his stories either.

    He did find work with a local sleuth, though.
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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    "It's a real honour sir."

    "I'll have to call you back Sherlock."

    LOL!

    Great stuff to discover about our Launch Director.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Another job on Launch Director's resume was 3rd Operator in support of the Orbital Glide Transport (O.G.T.) project.


    Strangely he's almost unrecognizable compared to other appearances at Vandenberg and after.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    In retirement, he turned to drink.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    He wrote some non-fiction books with a focus on his personal interests.

    They were kind of boring.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    He took on a clever pen name and fared better with some novels.

    But got into a rut.

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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Wow so many wonderful things that happened to our ever competent Launch Director!

    Lets move forward to the next adventure of our man! Before the adventure started we met this lovely creature in the flat of Mr. Bond. She was Italian Secret Service and partnered with Bond on the "Rome affair". Ms. Caruso was a sound sleeper and was a sucker for the magnetic approach of Bond.

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    But what happened as Bond scrambled for New York? Did Ms Caruso wait for Bond to return and get fired from the Italian secret service? Did she return and face a stern reprimand for abandoning her post? Did she take the idea of a magnetic watch back to the Italian Q branch?

    Whatever happened to Ms. Caruso from Live and Let Die?

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