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01-02-17, 09:33 PM
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The Future King in the Field.
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese. 
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01-02-17, 09:53 PM
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I hope he was better as a serving soldier than a reigning sovereign.
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01-02-17, 10:36 PM
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Brilliant, and the dog's having a go at him !
Andy 
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01-02-17, 11:22 PM
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Quote from my daughter I am not worried about the future as it distracts me from the present !! MINE The answers are out there its a mater of doing the detective work to get them !
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#6
01-02-17, 11:23 PM
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He was no stranger to old dogs!!. Given his attitude towards his disabled younger brother, his horrendous description of the Australian Aboriginal people, his obsession with the Nazis and his obvious contempt for the common people, it's not surprising he is held in contempt. Given the way he is posing, his hand in his pocket, he looks like what he was, a right w---er!!.
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#7
02-02-17, 07:46 AM
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LOL!
 A gallantry award, for the occasional visit to the lines, it does rather cheapen the decoration, one that others had to earn the hard way. Quote:
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02-02-17, 02:33 PM
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I wonder who are the three other officers in the picture and what happened to them? Being Grenadier Guards I suppose they were the elite of the British society of the time.....
 Jo
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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03-02-17, 07:45 AM
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What indeed, if only they had the same level of protection those gorget patches afforded the Prince of Wales.
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03-02-17, 11:22 AM
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His Wiki entry says:
When the First World War broke out in 1914, Edward had reached the minimum age for active service and was keen to participate. He had joined the Grenadier Guards in June 1914, and although Edward was willing to serve on the front lines, Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener refused to allow it, citing the immense harm that would occur if the heir to the throne were captured by the enemy. Despite this, Edward witnessed trench warfare first-hand and attempted to visit the front line as often as he could, for which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916. His role in the war, although limited, made him popular among veterans of the conflict. Edward undertook his first military flight in 1918, and later gained a pilot's licence.
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03-02-17, 08:59 PM
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Looking slightly glummer!
Tim
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#14
03-02-17, 09:21 PM
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His MC came in the Kings Birthday honours, so no citation. A recently published letter discloses that the PoW was not happy.
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03-02-17, 11:42 PM
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