Edmund Blackadder mud of the trenches of the Western Front, this Blackadder's sole goal is to escape his inevitable fate. Blackadder's attempts to escape are thwarted by General Melchett, who does not realize the futility of the war, and Melchett's assistant Captain Darling, his sycophantic right-hand man. Blackadder shares his trench with Private S. Baldrick, and Lt. The Hon. George Colthurst St Barleigh. In the series finale, "Goodbyeee", Captain Blackadder and his company go over the top in 1917 to their implied deaths. In the series, Captain Blackadder is seen wearing the following ribbons: Lord Edmund Blackadder is the modern representative of
Clan Blackadder their lands as tenants of the Homes, and the last family burials at Edrom kirk were made in the 1980s. William Francis Blackadder played in the Scottish rugby team in 1938, and was awarded the DSO and OBE as an RAF ace in World War II. Clan Blackadder Clan Blackadder is a Scottish clan. The clan historically held lands near the Anglo-Scottish border. Today Clan Blackadder does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, therefore the clan has no standing under Scots Law. Clan Blackadder is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered