IPT Posted 7 May , 2012 Share Posted 7 May , 2012 Ha. Enjoyed this. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%22one%20morning%20in%20december%201915%20i%20fell%20in%20with%20the%20transport%20officer%20in%20the%20unsavoury%20courtyard%20of%20the%20farm%22&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Frhf.org.uk%2FBooks%2FWith%2520Winston%2520Churchill%2520at%2520the%2520Front.doc&ei=A86nT9T7Jqag0QWv8cXyAw&usg=AFQjCNHsyRLLDMuR4VX6dhTHS5jYnmgNjw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 7 May , 2012 Share Posted 7 May , 2012 So did I! Thanks for the link. Who was Captain X? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 7 May , 2012 Author Share Posted 7 May , 2012 He was Captain (later Temp Major, and even later professor) Andrew Dewar Gibb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dewar_Gibb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteStarLine Posted 7 May , 2012 Share Posted 7 May , 2012 IPT, this brought a smile to my face, particularly the anecdote of Winston escorting a handful of generals through the mud and barbed wire after a long mess dinner, having asked them if they wanted to "see the front line". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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