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243883 Lt. Daniel J. R. Thorndike British Army Royal Armoured Corps from:Surrey Daniel Thorndike (nephew of famous actress, Dame Sybil Thorndike), was stationed at Catterick Garrison during WW2. He had suffered an accident with a motorbike and was unfit for front line duty, so was posted on administrative duties throughout the war. He brought a troop of actors to the Georgian Theater Royal at Richmond for the Holidays at Home week in August 1944, performing excerpts from Shakespeare's plays, taking a role in each excerpt. Subsequently, he became an accomplished actor, appearing in many Shakespearean plays with the National Theater and others throughout his life and had some success in TV (notably Crossroads and as Lord Whiteadder in Blackadder). Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.