Dalesman

[Tom65]

Composer of popular music born in wakefield 1869

[bobbinwales]

Letters known and count please?

[bobbinwales]

Herbert Walton?

[Tom65]

N?e?g?y

[Captain2]

Have we got the correct letter pattern, Tom?

[bookbinder]

Noel Gay

[bookbinder]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gay

[bookbinder]

It would have been helpful, tom65, if you had set out your question thus:
N?e? G?y
and indicated that the answer was of two words, with the number of letters in each word.

[Captain2]

Good find, bb. :))

[bookbinder]

Thank you, Captain2. I have an inquisitive (some would say 'nosey') nature, which is sometimes helpful.

[Tom65]

Thanks