On August 2nd…

August 2, 1898: The fifth Dancing Men (Message: “Come Elsie”) appeared. [DANC]
August 2, 1914: Baron Von Herling congratulated Von Bork on his successful espionage. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: “Altamont” (AKA Sherlock Holmes) handed over the book disclosing British naval signals (AKA Practical Handbook of Bee Culture) to Von Bork. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: Holmes and Watson captured Von Bork. [LAST]

On August 2nd…

August 2, 1914: Baron Von Herling congratulated Von Bork on his successful espionage.
Holmes, Altamount, handed over the book disclosing British naval signals aka Practical Handbook of Bee Culture to Von Bork.
Holmes, as Altamount, and Watson captured Von Bork. (LAST)

August 2, 1898: 5th dancing men with the message ‘Come Elsie’ appeared. (DANC)

Weekly Forum: October 21, 2014

Did Doctor Watson rejoin the British Army as a physician during World War I? What is the evidence and what are your surmises from knowing the life of the man?

Our Dr Bob Katz “Willow” wrote, in a BSJ article in 1992, that Watson spent World War I serving in the army performing pre-induction physicals. He would have been quite expert at identifying malingerers who were attempting to evade military service, as he had firsthand experience learning about malingering from Holmes, one of the first students of the subject (DYIN).