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Held~Marshal Lord Montgomery of Alemein delivered a eulogy of the British soldier that may wall become historic when he w“ roade s Freeman of,tbe City or

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In the speeches in Guildhall and later at luncheon at the Mhiision House. the hero of the day was Field-Marshal Viscount MO-ntgom. ary of Alameln; but in the mouths of the cheering people who saw hlm drive in an open carriage through “P511118 the familiar black beret and battledress. he was still "Good Old Monty" a title no less significant of the affect- ion and high estimation ln which he is held by the citizens of Lon. don. He returned thanks from u... ‘salcony of the Mansion House its one of themselves. a liamheth- born L . educated ut st. Paul's School.

“London men fought with me," he told the crowd, "all the way from Alamein to the Baltic. fin- ishing up in Berlin. You, mo, fou ht here in London; and we cou d not have won our victory in the field if yo-u had not won your victory and stood firm as a rock

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The Prime Minister and Mrs. At- tlee were among the company o distinguished guests in Guildhall for the ceremony. Mr. Churchill

Dame Clementine Churchill, was given an ovation when she entered the hall. A small group of winners of the Victoria Cross had a place on the dais.

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Lord Montgomery was received with great cheering when. having signed the Freeman's declaration and added his signature to the City's roll of fame. he calile for- ward to reply to an address by the City Chamberlain. Major Irving B. Ganc He said he wished to pay a tribute to the British soldier, the man who bore the heaviest burden of the war and carried us all to victory. “We do not like unl- forms." the Field-Marshal said, "and from CromwelYs day to the war of 1914 the Army was un- popular in England, The truth is that we British are a martial but not a military race. We may hate war and we may dislike uniforms -but when we make up our minds how gallantiy we bear ourselves."

He believed the foundations of the spirit of the British Army were

threefold; a sturdy independence. indomitable good humour, and tolerance. Those characteristics

brought out two more: endurance it; hardship and good comrade- s

e sturdy independence which was the most outstanding char- acteristic of the soldier gave him the resource to overcome the dif-

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.ine, and the strength to confront un- dismayed the unforseen dangers of battle. The British soldier had an immense capacity for adapting himself to the unezcpecte’. In the desert he accepted the country as he found it, applied his own standards of behaviour in it, and eventually became a more suc- cessful nomad than the Arab .i'm- self. It had been said Lord Mont- gomery continued, that the British were the happiest soldiers in the world. They appeared to carry about with them an inward cheer- fullness which made ableto laugh at discomfort and make a mockery of danger.

The third national characteristic possessed in full measu c by the soldier was he believed. his toler- ance and all that it implied- -—frlendliness. humanity. kindness towards others, understanding of one another’s ways-and that was why the soldier had always been liked by the inhabitants of so many countries. Small actions had revealed his fundamental decency and simplicity. His love for the ‘children, his personal cleanliness. his honesty and self-respect-all those things were noticed and ap- preciated by friend and enemy alike; and his instinctive sympathy made the soldier the best repre-

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ae tativa of his country abroad. The quality of endurance in the

superb discipline of the Arm!

a slavish obedience to orders but

V flourish unhindered. We had no always obe ed orders, and we its {iladdourml are gftbawihh h“ u

ne so err u ~ ceptlous British soldiers had be- haved admirably. We could fight longer without success than any other people. An unquesachable dc- termlnstion to resist was the foundation for all our victories.

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Again. the British soldier was intensely friendly. He llketL. t0 make his friends and then to stick to them. In the desert our soldiers

enjoyed living together in small bodies, Each man would have a job to do during the day: one

would light the petrol fire; other open the tins- a third cook_ the food; a fourth rew the The English naturally organised themselves into a pattern of work; they found it easy to settle down into a harmonious existence which the individual had his own definite port to play. That spirit had great advantages l-n battle. be- cause it led soldiers to help eacn other and to strengthen each other in critical times.

"Let us never forget the debt we owe to the British soldier," th

Field-Marshal concluded. "Let us pay homage to‘ the man who bears the full weight of modern battle. How often he has stood firm be- fore,tyranny and opposition, the last hope of the free ,worldi - - . I shall take sway into the evening of life many impressions, but the one which I shall treasure above all others is the picture of the British soldier-staunch and tenacious in defeat. kind and gen- tle in victory-the one mun to whom the nation owes its heart- felt thanks, For my last words I would like to quote Drake, who wrote thurto Queen Ilizabeth nearly four centuries ago: ‘I have not in my lifetime known better men and possessed with. gallanrer minds than your Majesty's people!”

At the luncheon which followed at the Mansion House the health of the new honorary Freeman was proposed by the Lord Mayor.

In his reply Lord Montgomery expressed his pleasure at seeing present so many of the generals who fought with him in the war. Going on to discuss the char-

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Bolder of decoratio r nations Field Mlfshﬂxl‘ Tllaem v11 count Montgomery of Aiameiii one of the most decorated oftl in the British Empire.

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Oqlnizntlons and honorary q" ﬁes rom Universities in C»; j h2g1. Oanada. Belgium. is; A list of his Orders. decorum‘ tronages ltd appointments m.

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Iritlslu-(ICB. (Knight a Cross of the Order of the hi‘? no.0. (Distinguished swig’. Order). United States:-Legion g Merit. (Chief Commander). - tinguished Service Medal. Rossini.‘ -Order of Suvorot. Order of Vicf‘ tory. Frenchz-Legion ot Honour (Grand Cross). Crol-x do Guerra (1914-18). Croix do Guerra r1939,‘ 45). Belgium-Order oi LPﬂpgld (Grand Cordon), Crolx dc Guam (1939-46). Dutchz-Ordor of ti. Lion of the Netherlands (Grain Croe l. Danisht-Ordor nf i“ Eien ant (‘First Classi. C7ocli:-_. »Order of the Whito Lion (Grant! Cross). Star of Victory. Croix da Guerre 1939-45. Polish:—0r<lcr 9g Virtutl- Militari. Greek-Order of King George of the ilellcnes. Moroccor-Ordcr of Sultan of Morocco (First Class). Tunisian. Order of Bey of Tunis (Elm Class).

Patronages and appolcltments;_ Honorary Freemnnz-Citv of ‘m. don; Edinburgh: lvlzinrlihsiey; Canterbury; Portsmouth: Dover; Hastings; Huddersfield Ncwilurt

Mon; Maiderheud; Fninisc: Bel. fast; LOIKlOIIflBTRVI Brussels; Ari; twerp; Liege; MP-‘JS: Vernon,

France; Lambetb; Brontioi-ii and

Chiswlck; Warwick; Douglas. Isle

of Man. . Honorary DcgreesZ-DCL Or.- , ford University; LLD. Cinbridgyi University: LLD. Quoons lIi-ii-err- i itv. Belfast; LLD. St. Andrews; i Lw-oloszow Uﬂivﬂrsiiv: Ll.D_ ‘

Universit of Toronto; Doctor q]

Science- cGili University, Morit- real, Louvain University nil i Liege University. i i

Freeman of city companies:-

The Mercers Coy; wnrsliioiul Coy of Flctchcrs. Governor of Schools: - Kings Schools. Canterbury.

Presidentz-Royal Eye Hospital, London; Homes for Boys. Warn- inizham. Kent; Portsmouth Foot- ball Club; the Cbevrons Clubs. i Vice - Presidc-ntr-Gord-m Boys i School; The Boys Brigade; Nat- . loinal Association of Girls Jlubs: British and Foreign Bible Society:

acterlstics of the German soldier as a pendent to his Guildhall speech, he said that during the war he always had in his caravan the photograph of his enemy at the time; you would find there now the portraits of Rommel. Kessel- ring. and Rundstedt among oth- ers. He used to study the oto- graph of his opponent and rv to get into his mind. He had been crltized. he thought. because. af- ter capturing von Thoma, in the Battle of Aiamein, he had him to dinner in hia field mess that night and asked him many questions; but by doing so he got informat- ion about the character and meth~ ods of Rommel. von Thai-he's su- perior commander, that stood him in very good stead in later battles and, without question, saved many British lives.

Old Pauline Club (St. Paula l School); Royal Armoured Corps Club. " ,

Patronz-Slr Beachcroft Tewss Ex-Scrvlce Fund for the Jlindl‘ Airborne Forces Security Fund: Viee-Patronz-Tho Army Benevor p lent Fund; ATS. Benevolent Fund.

‘Honorary Life Memberz-l-lo ' and Ancient Golf Club. Si. An v rews; Surrey County Oeickct Club! Institute of Municipal and County

Engineers. Ciubss-Army and Navy; Marlborough; Athcnoeuml- Savage, ' ‘. Colonelcy of Regimentsz-Royel Tank Regiment; The Parachute_ Regiment. » Besides the above decoratio " Viscount Montgomery wears th campaign ribbons of both Wori

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l “Monty” Says Future 0f Britain Depends 0n Youths GI Today a

LONDON. - (CM-The future of the British Empire rests with the youths of today. who should be given every opportunity to de- velop their talents and make good. says Field Marshal Viscount Mont- gomery, chief of the Imperial Gen- eral Staff. .

This reoccu tion with youth is reflect in amoet eve by the famous wartime fold com- mander now responsible for dire ing his country's military strata . His duties take him in August to Canada and the United States.

"When the state has no further use for my services I shall devote the remaining‘ years of my life to the work of training youths." he said recently. "so that they may become worthy citizens of our great and glorious em ire.

"The goal we shou aim at ls this: to train our boys to take their proper laces in the cem- munity accor ng to the abilities of each. so that they will be able to

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"I mean by this that. each boy must be given a chance to develop his own particular talalts. He must be taught to be master of nlmzelf and captain of his soul. l-le must not be stifled for lack of opportu-

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nity. He must be given a eh to make good. Each boy must an net to the nation, In the" day: we can afford no liabilities." the boys themselves-and he has spoken at many school llillﬂ" tions since becoming C.I.G.S»~ the Field Marshal constantly env, phasizes the need for discipline.

“Our future as a nation m hang on leadership and character. he said in one such-address last June. "The youth of today have E0? to be taught discipline. The cause alone wit out the iron ha-ld discipline is no good. If that done we shell bet all right."

One way in which this spirit could be ihﬂllCltuﬁ, he said, will while ung man were underilo‘ ing the r compulsory service in the forces. Some 100.000 1s-yeu-vld' will be entering the British lrmY yearly and "our responsibility ll surely to arrange the duriiis til" time we taaoli them not only wi- derlng but also those things Whit?! will ensin-e that we return to civil life better men in every way-

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