28-1931: For other uses, see Egbert (disambiguation) . Egbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht ( Old English pronunciation: [ˈedʒberˠxt] ) and Ecgbert . German variant spellings include Eckbert and Ekbert . People with the first name [ edit ] Middle Ages [ edit ] Ecgberht of Kent , king of Kent (ruled 664–673) Ecgberht of Ripon (died 729), Anglo-Saxon saint, monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne Ecgbert of York (died 766), Archbishop of York Ecgberht II of Kent (died c. 784), king of Kent Egbert of Saxony [ de ; it ] (fl. 756–811), Saxon nobleman Egbert of Lindisfarne (died 821), Bishop of Lindisfarne Egbert of Wessex , king of Wessex (ruled 802–839) Ecgberht I of Northumbria , king of Northumbria (deposed 872; died 873) Ecgberht II of Northumbria , king of Northumbria (ruled c. 876–883) Ekbert of Wetigau [ de ] (fl. 889– c. 930 ), Saxon nobleman Egbert (archbishop of Trier) (c. 950–993) Egbert of Liège ( fl. c. 1023 ), educator and author Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen (d. 1068) Egbert von Münsterschwarzach [ de ] (d. 1076/7), abbot Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen (c. 1060–1090) Ekbert I of Tecklenburg [ de ] (d. 1150), German count Eckbert of Schönau (d. 1184), abbot and biographer Ekbert von Andechs-Meranien [ de ] (d. 1237), bishop of Bamberg Ekbert von Bentheim [ de ] (d. 1335), ecclesiastic Later times [ edit ] Egbert Bakker (born 1958), Dutch classical scholar Egbert Baqué (born 1952), German gallerist, author and translator Egbert Benson (1746–1833), New York jurist and politician,
56-714: A Grahame-White Biplane at the Grahame-White Flying School at Hendon . Cadbury was posted to the Naval Air Station at South Denes, Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , where one of his ground crew was Henry Allingham . Cadbury first saw action on 9/10 August 1915, flying a Sopwith aircraft against four Zeppelins with no success. He later complained in a letter to his brother Laurence that the Sopwith gave him "cold feet". In September, Cadbury expressed his regret at "the murder of war", having lost several close friends in
84-704: A justice of the peace and was chairman of the Bristol Federation of Boys' Clubs for 20 years. On 29 August 1939, Cadbury was appointed honorary air commodore of No. 928 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, a Balloon Barrage Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force . In 1944, he was appointed a Director of Lloyds Bank . On 12 December 1948, he became honorary air commodore of No. 3507 (County of Somerset) Fighter Control Unit, relinquishing his role in No. 928 Squadron after its disbandment on 22 November 1949. On 30 June 1950 he
112-561: A course towards Great Yarmouth. It was spotted by two RNAS aircraft north of Peterborough , but managed to evade them. Over East Dereham , it was spotted by Flight Lieutenant W. R. Gaynor, who was forced to abort his attack after suffering engine failure. However, reports of the L.21 ' s movements had reached Great Yarmouth, so at dawn Cadbury and Flight Sub Lieutenant Gerard W. R. Fane took off in their B.E.2c fighters to intercept. They were joined by Flight Sub Lieutenant Edward L. Pulling from RNAS Bacton . Cadbury later reported: I saw
140-1511: A founding father of the United States Egbert Brieskorn (1936–2013), German mathematician Egbert B. Brown (1816-1902), Union general in the American Civil War Egbert van Burmania Rengers [ fr ; fy ; nl ] (1745–1806), Frisian nobility and politician Egbert Cadbury (1893-1967), British Royal Navy First World War pilot and businessman Egbert Cleave (fl. 1870s), American author Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born 1979), American musician known as Aloe Blacc Egbert van Drielst (1745-1818), Dutch painter Egbert von Frankenberg und Proschlitz [ de ; nl ] (1909-2000), East German military leader and politician Egbert B. Groen (1915-2012), American politician and lawyer Egbert Hambley (1862–1906), British-born American mining engineer Egbert Hayessen (1913–1944), German World War II resistance fighter Egbert van Heemskerk (1634–1704), Dutch Golden Age painter Egbert Hirschfelder (1942–2022), German rower Egbert Ho (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player Egbert C.N. van Hoepen (1884–1966), Dutch paleontologist Egbert Jahn (born 1941), German political scientist Egbert Kankeleit (1929–2022), German nuclear physicist Egbert Xavier Kelly (1894–1945), Irish De La Salle Brother Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer (1604-1665), Dutch admiral of
168-496: A landplane in such bad weather. All three instead received the Distinguished Flying Cross . Cadbury wrote to his father the next day: "You will have heard probably before this reaches you that my lucky star has again been in the ascendant, and that another Zeppelin has gone to destruction, sent there by a perfectly peaceful live-and-let-live citizen, who has no lust for blood or fearful war spirit in his veins." After
196-498: A man in the machine-gun pit run to the other side and leap overboard. Having seen the Zeppelin circle down to the sea in a blazing mass – a most horrible sight – I went back to Yarmouth. I could not say I felt very elated or pleased at this; somehow I was overawed at the spectacle of this Zeppelin and all the people aboard going down into the sea. On 5 December 1916, the three men were decorated for their action, with Pulling being awarded
224-427: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Egbert (disambiguation) Egbert is a masculine given name and a surname. It may also refer to: Egbert, Ontario , Canada, a town Egbert, Missouri , United States, an unincorporated community Mount Egbert , Alexander Island, Antarctica Fort Egbert , Eagle, Alaska, a US Army base John Egbert ,
252-622: The Distinguished Service Order , while Cadbury and Fane received the Distinguished Service Cross . Later that month, Cadbury became engaged to Mary Forbes Phillips, the daughter of the Reverend A. Forbes Phillips, the vicar of Gorleston . They were married by Reverend Phillips at Gorleston on 12 February 1917, and would go on to have two sons. On 29 June 1917, Cadbury was promoted to flight commander. On 1 April 1918,
280-738: The Midlands and the North of England. One, the L.21 , crossed the English coast at Atwick at 21:20, and then turned north to evade patrolling aircraft before heading to Leeds , where it was driven off by heavy anti-aircraft fire. An effective blackout shielded Barnsley from attack, so the airship headed southwest to the Potteries where it dropped a number of bombs on industrial targets in Stoke, causing some damage, but no casualties. At 01:30, it headed for home, setting
308-605: The Royal Naval Air Service was merged with the Army's Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force , and the same day, Cadbury was appointed a squadron commander with the acting rank of major. On the evening of 5 August 1918, Cadbury again engaged Zeppelins. Earlier that afternoon, the L.70 took off from Friedrichshafen with four other airships. They headed for the east coast of England, timing their flight to arrive off
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#1732851780865336-683: The Royal Navy, serving as a seaman aboard the HMY Zarifa , a yacht converted to an armed patrol vessel, manned mainly by Cambridge graduates, while his older brother Laurence joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit . Cadbury was eventually commissioned into the Royal Naval Air Service as a probationary flight sub-lieutenant, being confirmed in his rank on 31 May 1915. He was granted Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate No. 1343 on 19 June, after soloing
364-1581: The United Provinces of the Netherlands Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1896–1964), Dutch teacher and astronomer Egbert Jans van Leeuwarden [ de ; fy ; nl ] (1608–1674), Dutch clockmaker Egbert Lucas (1878–1958), British Anglican Archdeacon Egbert van 't Oever (1927–2001), Dutch speed skater and speed skating coach Egbert van der Poel (1621–1664), Dutch Golden Age painter Egbert Rimkus (died 1996), German tourist famous for disappearing in Death Valley Egbert Schuurman (born 1937), Dutch engineer, philosopher, and politician Egbert Stephens (born 1952), Guyanese cricketer Egbert Streuer (born 1954), Dutch sidecar driver Egbert Don Taylor (1937–2014), Jamaican Episcopelian bishop Egbert Ten Eyck (1779–1844), American lawyer and politician, US congressman from New York Egbert Van Alstyne (1878–1951), American songwriter and pianist Egbert van Kampen (1908-1942), Belgian mathematician Egbert Ludovicus Viele (1825-1902), American engineer, politician and Civil War brigadier general Egbert Wagenborg [ de ; fy ; nl ] (1866–1943), Dutch shipowner and builder Egbert White (1894–1976), American war correspondent Egbert Austin Williams (1874–1922), Bahamian American Vaudeville comedian People with
392-403: The Zeppelin ahead slightly to the port so as to clear any obstruction that might be suspended from the airship. It was a most fascinating sight – awe inspiring – to see this enormous Zeppelin blotting the whole sky above one. The tracers ignited the escaping gas, the flames spreading rapidly and turning the airship into a fireball in less than a minute. The L.70 dived headlong into the clouds. It
420-421: The Zeppelin approaching the coast and immediately chased after it. It was flying about 5,000 feet when I first saw it and it immediately climbed to 8,000 feet. I went after it. I approached from the stern about 3,000 feet below and fired four drums of explosive ammunition in to its stern, which immediately started to light. At the same time one of the other pilots was flying over the Zeppelin and to his horror he saw
448-633: The airfield, where he was informed that three Zeppelins had been reported about 50 miles (80 km) to the north-east, and knowing there was only one aircraft available, an Airco DH.4 , he grabbed his flying kit and ran for it, beating a rival pilot to the cockpit by a split-second. With Captain Robert Leckie in the rear gunner's seat, Cadbury climbed up to over 16,000 feet (4,900 m) by jettisoning his reserve fuel and some small bombs, where he saw three Zeppelins ahead and above him. He later recounted: At 22.20 we had climbed to 16,400 feet and I attacked
476-606: The coast just after dark. The commander of L.70 was Fregattenkapitän Peter Strasser , the Führer der Luftschiffe ("Leader of Airships", the commander of all Naval airships). However, the airship squadron was spotted out at sea by the Lenman Tail lightship, which signalled their course and position to the Admiralty. Cadbury was attending a charity concert at which his wife was performing when an RAF orderly found him. Cadbury drove back to
504-523: The grandson of John , the founder the family business . A year after he was born the family moved to a new home, Northfield Manor House , in Northfield, Birmingham . He was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading , then went to Trinity College, Cambridge to study economics. The Cadburys were Quakers , and thus pacifists , but on the outbreak of the war, Cadbury left Cambridge and volunteered to join
532-492: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egbert&oldid=1230894481 " Categories : Germanic masculine given names Dutch masculine given names German masculine given names Masculine given names Surnames of German origin English masculine given names Hidden categories: Pages with Old English IPA Articles with short description Short description
560-545: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egbert_(disambiguation)&oldid=1207204898 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Egbert Cadbury Major (Honorary Air Commodore ) Sir Egbert " Bertie " Cadbury DSC , DFC , JP , DL (20 April 1893 – 12 January 1967)
588-479: The main protagonist in American webcomic Homestuck . See also [ edit ] The Egbert Gospels , commissioned by Archbishop Egbert of Trier Speedy Eggbert , a 1998 computer game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Egbert . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
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#1732851780865616-452: The squadron. In a letter of May 1916, he wrote that he was "sick of the war", expressing his distaste for the Government who "are not being able to use their brains". He also believed that an aircraft would never shoot down a Zeppelin "unless it catches it unawares". On 30 June 1916, he was promoted to flight lieutenant. On 27 November 1916, ten Zeppelins set out in two groups, heading for
644-744: The surname [ edit ] Albert Gallatin Egbert (1828–1896), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania Harry C. Egbert (1839–1899), US Army brigadier general James Chidester Egbert, Jr. (1859–1948), American classical scholar and educator James Dallas Egbert III (1962–1980), American college student involved in a widely covered disappearance Joseph Egbert (1807–1888), U.S. Representative from New York Rae L. Egbert (1891–1964), New York politician Sherwood Egbert (1920–1969), president of Studebaker-Packard Corporation William Egbert (1857–1936), Canadian physician and politician Fictional characters [ edit ] John Egbert , in
672-606: The war, Cadbury was transferred to the RAF's unemployed list on 15 April 1919. He returned to the family business, joining J. S. Fry & Sons , with which Cadbury's had merged in 1918, and soon becoming managing director. Along with Cecil Roderick Fry , he was instrumental in relocating Fry's manufacturing operations from Bristol to Somerdale Garden City . At its height, the Somerdale workforce numbered over 5,000. Apart from his work for Fry's, Cadbury had many other interests. He served as
700-615: The webcomic Homestuck Julie Egbert , a character from the Australian television series Prisoner , played by Jackie Woodburne Egbert B. Gebstadter , fictional author who appears in the works of Douglas Hofstadter Egbert, a chicken villager in the Animal Crossing series [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
728-579: Was a British businessman, a member of the Cadbury family , who as a First World War pilot shot down two Zeppelins over the North Sea : L.21 on 28 November 1916, and L.70 on 6 August 1918: the latter while flying a De Havilland DH.4 with Robert Leckie as observer/gunner. Egbert Cadbury was born in Selly Oak , Birmingham , the youngest son of George Cadbury and his second wife Elizabeth Cadbury , and
756-685: Was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester . He relinquished his appointment to No. 3507 FCU on 11 December 1953, but retained the rank of honorary air commodore. Cadbury was awarded a knighthood in the 1957 New Years Honours List for his "public services in Somerset and Gloucestershire", receiving his accolade from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 12 February. Sir Egbert retired as vice–chairman of Cadburys in 1962, and died of cancer at his home at Weston-super-Mare in 1967. In October 2013,
784-428: Was one of the most terrifying sights I have ever seen to see this huge machine hurtling down with all those crew on board. Cadbury and Leckie and another pilot, Lieutenant Ralph Edmund Keys, then attacked and damaged another Zeppelin, which promptly turned and headed for home. The Commodore of Lowestoft recommended Cadbury for a Victoria Cross for attacking two airships 30 to 40 miles (48 to 64 km) out to sea in
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