Posted by Owen Roberts on September 16, 2011 at 11:57:36 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Swallows and Shanties posted by Dave Thewlis on September 15, 2011 at 18:43:13:
Not sure that AR set a good example all the time. Walking between enemy lines, as detailed in his autobiography, with his fiercely puffed on pipe as his only defence (or smokescreen!) strikes me as somewhat foolhardy.
However probably would provide inspiration to any boy between ages 9 and 19 – when we thought we were all immortal.