The Officers Mess

The Officers Mess

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The Officers Mess is a collection of everything to do with Morris Moss Bright's life

As a young woman Bertha Bright sung with the World famous D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London.

Click this poster to visit the D’Oyly Carte website

Bertha Bright Knapp was Commander Bright’s sister. Like his other sister Rose Bright. She also emigrated to the United States

1911 England Census

1940 Census Bertha had settled in Grosse Pointe Michigan USA

Daniel & David Bright Knapp. Photo taken in the 1950's. They are the son’s of Bertha Bright Knapp

Back row, Bertha Bright Knapp, Morris Moss Bright, Anne Ginsberg (nee Bright ) &Dorothy Knapp

Anne Ginsberg (nee Bright) with Dan & Dorothy Knapp

This photo was taken in 1980, The Old Royal Naval collage,Grand hall Greenwich, London. It was part of my early research into Morris Moss Bright’s life

The original grand entrance to the Imperial War Museum, London. Photo taken in 2000

Back again to Imperial War 2015. Click this photo to visit the Imperial War website

Here I am aboard HMS Belfast! I took this selfie in the 1990's. I had been aboard ships in Portsmouth before, but the HMS Belfast is in London. This was chance to visit a WW 2 Royal Navy, Town-Class Light Cruiser

Click on my photo to visit the HMS Belfast website

The great Naval guns at the main entrance to the Imperial War Museum, London

Back again Outside the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich. On one of my many visits

The Chapel at the Old Royal Naval Collage London

Inside Imperial War

Officers dining The Old Royal Naval Collage , Grand Hall

My sons Daniel and David Silver who are the great grand sons of Gertrude & Morris Moss Bright

Jan Colman from LA USA . With her mother Ann and her Uncle Lionel. Sadly both have passed away

Captain Fredman Ashe Lincoln QC MA BCL GC STJ KCBs was a friend of Commander Bright

Click this button to access the life of Captain Fredman Ashe Lincoln (external website). One of the finest men who ever lived! A proud Englishman, brave and a leader of the Jewish community. Sadly his son, David Lincoln who had been Rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue New York City. He retired in 2008 passed away in 2024 aged 86

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Elizabeth Knapp Jarvis from Indiana,USA. I had the pleasure of meeting up with her in London as few years ago. Elizabeth is a highly intelligent person and kind person. She has done a lot to further the knowledge on the family history

Admiral Fraser , 1st Baron , Fraser of North Cape signs on behalf of Great Britain the surrender document of Japan at the end of WW2. Admiral Fraser served with Morris Moss Bright aboard HMS Minerva in WW1

First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval staff 1948 - 1951

An Officers Naval sword . Unfortunately we do not know what happened to Morris's sword!

Colonel Paul Von Lettow-Vobeck in Jule's text he is called Von Latto. He was an outstanding soldier and leader . The British forces number one target in Africa during WW 1

Harold was the inventor of the Kitchen Devil knife. The company was sold to Wilkinson Sword

Joan & Harold Bearston

Ray Bearston (nee Wisberg). Gertrude Bright was her sister

Raffles bar Singapore mentioned in Jule's text

My cousin Alan Bright became Managing Director of Bright Instrument in later life. Sadly he was taken from us in 2015! Here are some wonderful photos when he was a small boy

The original Life Site front page from 2000. HMS Ganges. The Royal Navy training mast at Shotley, Suffolk, England 1905 - 1976

A screen from the original Life site 2000

Akaba

The Life & Times of Commander Morris Moss Bright 2000 Life site

The Great Synagogue Dukes Place London

Morris and Gertrude were married in one of London’s oldest Synagogues in 1918. When the wedding was over t hey left the building to an arch of Naval swords as was the Navy tradition. Dukes place had been a place of worship since 1690. The Rabbi's wore white as day wear which was very unusual. Most Synagogues the Rabbi's wear black except for high holy days like Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement). During WW 2 the building was destroyed in a bombing raid. There was one last service as you can as you can see from the photographs in the bombed out building. Today there is a plaque were the Synagogue stood. We remember how beautiful Dukes place was and the important part it played in my grandparents life and the London’s West-end Jewish community

The Bright fish shop featuring the Bloater ( herring ) which was a tradition British delicacy