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nigferupymday, b the words one oi his many biogrsphsra. he has become “the volt colourful mmtgfy‘ personalit oi this gan- eration’

tomery Wes b in Lon- doiimgtlrrtm nts i November. 153-1,11l|‘aar er years were s t "down under" where hie 2s er. .1... 1,1; . H. Montgomery, was Blah ‘.0! Tasmania. but early in ii, century the entire family returned to the British 151% A gmall child, stro . and 111.11, he citen preferred is own cgmpllly to that oi his iive broth- ers and two listen and was fond oi solitary walks over the hills with little or no regard ior dis- tance. In school he was always act- ixe in sports.

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Still intent on becoming a sold- ier he entered Sandhurst and in 1908, left the Royal Military Col- lege to take a commlsslcn ‘n the RQVI] Warwickshlre Regiment. He w... twenty-six wnen Brltai-n went {Q Will‘,

The Royal Warwicks were on 1111» Western Front by August 20. and inside oi’ two months Mont- gomery won the D.S.O. lo-r his part 11-1 11 bayonet assault on German irPnviles. In this attack he rc- ren-od his first oi two wounds. 3.41.11. the war had ended '19 had herli mentioned in despatcties six tnnrs: awarded the Croix de 5111-11-9; and wounded for the sec- (ml time. After the Armistice he served with the Army oi the Rhine and between wars held vari- nus military posts in England, In din. Palatine and Trans-Jordan.

When war came again in 1939, Ml-"itgomery took a division to France led it through the 1940 campaign, and brought it back to England from the beaches oi Dunkerque. For a time he com- malitied the 5th Corps in Britain. and later, rlor to assuming com- mand oi te Eighth Army in Egypt, he was General Officer Csmmnnding. South Eastern Com- mand in England.

Egyptian Campaign

During his campaigning in Esyllt. this short, grey-eyed. hatched laced Britisher became

something oi a legendary hero to his soldiers and the Allied seoples.

H» was. as Brigadier J. G. Elinyth, VC.. writes "the ii'rst_ British Commander to realize what a

people's war means and how much the morale of the men at the iront nifecta the people at nome- and vice vorsa." Within three weeks oi his. arrival in Africa he hnd halted RommePs last uttenipi to break through. Seven weeks later he launched a irontal at- tack, pouring his armoured dI-vis-

Ihlloelng - tn d decorations ti? cougitriogauifeceig? ed Held Marshal ti:

O. 8., D . : Legion oi Merit (Chiei Commander), Distinguish- ed Service Medal.

luaslan: Order oi Suvoroi. Or-

der oi Victoria

French: gion o! Honour lGrand Cross). Croix de Guerre 1914-15. Croix de Guerra 1039-65.

Be : Order oi Leopold (Grand Cordon). Croix de Guerre 1939-45.

Dutch: Order oi the Lion oi

the Netherlands (Grand Cross). Danish: Order o! The Ele- phant (First. Class).

Czech: Order oi The White Lsion (Grand Cross». Star of Vic- tory. Croix de Guerre 1939-45.

Polish: Order oi Virtuli Mili-

tl . Greek: Order oi King George

o: the Hellenes. Order o! Bultan oi’

Morocco (First Class).

T : Order oi Bey oi Tun- is (First Class).

Pstron" sir Beachcroit Towse

Err-Service Fund ior the Blind; Airborne Forces Security Fund.

Vice-Patron: The Army Beri- evolent Fund; A. T. S. Benevolent Fund. 1

Honorary Liie Member: M. C. 0.; Royal and Ancient Goli Club. St. Andrews: Surrey county Cric- ket Club: Institute oi Municipal and County Exist-risers.

Clubs: Army and NavYi Mari- boroulh: Athenaeum: Savage.

Coioneloy oi Regiments: Royal Tank Regiment; The Parachute

Canterbury: lortnnouthz~~ Dorm" Hastings: Huddersﬁeld: - liiwmrli y?‘ 1.2%....» i a I ant!‘ l-I : t ‘ ' were: Liege" Monet ‘Vernon (France): ‘ uaiiweth: Brsntiord and chimes: sums: Dvus I » ~ r t ‘It zmi: mlin e 1405' or: .. a i ’ - . Queen's Universit. at: 14-5.. vgrsiAtq HAD: ‘T013110: Diversity- mctoi" oi uooiu uni! versity. Montreal; Doctor oi Sci-

Regiment. Pahoneges and Appointments Honorary Freeman: City oi London; Edinburgh; Manchester.

PEACE OF MIND

By James M. MacLean But let me have the troubled

mind I. That seeks to know the truth; not pclcg oi mind forever blind To iiis oi use or youth.

And let me have the

n To know anotherﬂs pain. To bear liie's burdens

iind ~ The way to right ‘again. the

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Yes. let me have troubled mind And not the iat content

Oi musings idle. vet confined

inns through the punctured Ger- man lines and his great rout oi the Nmis from Africa had begun.

In Africa. as in all his cam- paigns. Montgomery "went all out" lo instill in the Eighth Army, a family spirit which made the men ieel that they were not just “can- non fodder", but a necessary part in the great game. He encouraged public't' for his men. He believed in spinning to as many men. re- gardless of rank, as often as pos- sible. Atild he had little or no pet'- pt-rsonnl use for red tape.

As port oi his plan that all ranks should see their command- er as often cs possible at the iront and that they should recognize him when they did see him he adopled a diSirfifiiYP iorm oi dress. At one time during the ilght in the dos- ert he wore a broad brimmed AuFiralian hat profusely decorat- ed with the insignia oi regmients he had visited. Later on when he Begum visiting the iront line in a tank. he adopted the familiar black beret oi the tank corps Brigadier Smyth tells us that Mmtgomery was "the first Brit- ish general to appear on all ec- coslons in ubiic in a beret and haltlcdrcss nstead of the regu- lation red-banded cap and khaki

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Although nearln 59 at the peak oi his triumphs, ccitgomery plac- es great emphaslson yourh and Physical iltness in his subordin- ates. In time he had gathered around him n group o! oiilcers who iollowetl him from battle to battle. Thoy had explicit confidence ln him and he in them. They knew his methods and titted in with his ideas. At all time: he demanded ‘hi’ highest possible de ree oi YTIvPnlal and physical disc line in his mun. Deeply religious, a non- snir-ktlr nnd strict teetotaler. he is. B5 Church once said. "a Crom- welhan figure. austere, severe. oc- comnlI-shed, tireless. his llie given to the study oi war who has nt- iraclcd to himself in an extraor- "lllurl" measure the confidence and devotion c-i his army."

5MP"? alter the fighting iln- lshcti in Africa Montgomery di- rooted the triumphs oi his now famed Eighth Army in Italy and Sicily ivhewe. with the rank oi General, he was .C-in-O British Fﬁﬁrs. Combined Operations Mwiiteranean,

"In i944 he went to Europe as eommander of the 21st

Brouo but it was not until a er the invasion had actually p-gur. .hat it was made known that he Was d-rectihg all the ground for- mﬁnsaged. The outcome oi his "lmélrlry strategy in Europe is now

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hlsi In a recent article on "Yuma Lt-Grn. H. O. Efﬁdliii him wi-th these three un- 1hlnzlnr prerequisites to victory: Command oi e air, adequate @1915’- hlgh morale." In addition irontgomery has ever been ion

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This poem-to which Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery referred in his personal message to tho men of the 21st Army Group—was written on a scrap of paper found fluttering over the desert sands during iihe bottle o! El Agheih on Dec.‘ 14th, 1942. The anonymous author was never found.

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The Soldier's Prayer!’

Stay with me. God. The night is dark, The night is cold. My little spark

0! courage dice. The night is long, B‘ 19ml m!» 60d. ﬁnd make me strong.

I love d acme, I love a light. I hale the dark, I love the light,

I I love my child, I love my wife, I am no coward. I love life.

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UB, wills its change of mood and shade, I want to live. I'm not afraid,

But me and mine are hard to part -

Oh, unknown God, lift up my heart.

You atilled the waters at Dunkirk And saved your servants. All your worl Is wonderful, dear God. You strode Before us down that dreadful road.

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We were alone and hope had fled.

And could not shame them, so we stayed We loved our country and our dead, The course, and were not much afraid.

Dear God, that nightmare road! And then That sea! We got there. . .We were men, 1 My eyes were blind. my feet were torn. My souLaung like a bird at dawn!

I knew that Death is but a door.

I knew what we were fighting for; Peace for the kids, our brothers freed, A kinder world, a cleaner breed.

I'm but the son my mother bore, A simple man, and nothing more. But-God of strength and gentleness, Be pleased to make me nothing less.

Help me, 0 God, when death is near To mock the hanaord face of fear, That when I fall-J! fall I must- My soul inay triumph in the dust.

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