H. Taprell Dorling H. Taprell Dorling Captain Henry Taprell Dorling (1883-1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both world wars, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. His Pincher Martin, O.D. (1916) is widely referenced as the source for Pincher Martin (1956) by Nobel prizewinner William Golding. He wrote under the name Taffrail. Dorling was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling, and named Taprell Henry, but later changed the order of his names. He entered the HMS "Britannia" in August 1897, his 1113 marks placing him fifty-eighth in merit
Christopher Pincher Christopher Pincher Christopher John Pincher (born 24 September 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Deputy Chief Government Whip since 2018, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamworth since 2010. Pincher was first elected as MP for Tamworth at the 2010 general election, when he gained the seat from the Labour Party. He first contested the seat in 2005. Pincher has served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to then Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, as an Assistant Whip and in January 2018 was appointed as Deputy Chief Government Whip and Treasurer of the Household. Pincher was