Which of Elton John's singles was a tribute to a despatch rider killed in an accident?
A Single Man (album) song on the album. Paul Buckmaster would not appear on another Elton John album until "Made in England". Unlike previous compositions in which lyrics came first, John began writing melodies at a piano and an album unintentionally became of it. This was also John's first album in which he started singing in a lower register. "Song for Guy" was written as a tribute to Guy Burchett, a young Rocket messenger who was killed in a motorcycle accident. The photo for the front cover was taken in the Long Walk, which is part of Windsor Great Park in Berkshire. The inside
Despatch rider listening stations (Y-stations) by despatch riders, although later this was switched to teleprinter transmission. The British military often used Triumph, Norton, BSA, Matchless and Ariel for despatch riders, and although radio communications were much more advanced during WW II than WW I - huge numbers were produced (e.g. over 75,000 Norton 16H models). Despatch rider A despatch rider (or dispatch) is a military messenger, mounted on horse or motorcycle (and occasionally in Egypt during World War I, on camels). In the UK 'despatch rider' is also a term used for a motorcycle courier. Despatch riders were used by armed forces