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Gallantry Medal of Soldier Who Saved Winston Churchill to be Sold at Auction |
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The gallantry medal awarded to a soldier who saved the life of Winston Churchill is to go on sale at auction along with a previously unpublished letter from the wartime Prime Minister thanking him for his actions.
From "Churchill's South Africa, July 26th-August 8th, 1999" by Douglas S. Russell, Finest Hour 105, Winter 1999-2000:
In Durban, we visited the Old City Hall on Farewell Square where Churchill, who had just escaped from the Boers, delivered a speech from the front steps to tremendous cheers on 23 December 1899. A plaque marks the spot on this massive colonnaded building, now the Durban post office. In Durban, we enjoyed a luncheon at the Royal Hotel attended by special guest Vera Gallony, granddaughter of Sergeant Major A. Brockie of the Imperial Light Horse, who was a prisoner of war with Churchill; Alexander Stewart, grandson of the fireman and on the armored train ambushed with Churchill on board; and Doris Maud, daughter of Trooper Clement Roberts of de Montmorency's Scouts, who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for rescuing Churchill under fire near Dewetsdorp in the Orange Free State during the Boer War.
By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter
Telegraph.co.uk, 13 Jun 2010 - His spur-of-the moment bravery changed the course of world history.
When Trooper Clement Roberts rode into the thick of battle to rescue a young war reporter who had been thrown from his horse, little did he know that he was saving the life of Britain's future wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Now the gallantry medal that Roberts was awarded for his courage during the Boer War is to be auctioned - along with a previously unpublished letter from Churchill thanking the soldier for his actions more than a century ago.
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Listen in to the BBC Archives: Air Battle Over Dover 14 July 1940 |
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BBC Archives, 14 July 1940 - This report on an encounter between RAF Hurricanes and Luftwaffe Junkers c aused controversy among listeners when it was broadcast the next day. The correspondent's tone was thought to be unsuitable as he appeared to get carried away with excitement at being in the right place at the right time with recording equipment to hand.
Listen to the broadcast at the BBC Archives |
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Churchill, The Man I Knew - BBC Archives, |
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First Broadcast in 1974
This programme was produced by the BBC World Service to commemorate the centenary of Churchill's birth. Interviews from a variety of sources reveal Churchill's complex and fascinating nature. Contributors include Anthony Eden, Lord Boothby, Lady Astor and the painter Paul Maze, Churchill's friend, who describes him as a 'true artist'.
Click here to visit the BBC Archives and listen to the entire program.
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Churchill, Obama, and the Sacking of Generals |
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"It is difficult to remove a bad General at the height of a campaign: it is atrocious to remove a good General."
--Winston S. Churchill, 1942
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What can we learn by comparing President Obama's dismissal of General McChrystal to Churchill's dismissals of Generals Wavell and Auchinleck, two distinguished commanders in World War II? I hope it will not be another reminder of how standards of conduct have deteriorated.
Differences first. Churchill's generals were removed for not sufficiently opposing Irwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. McChrystal was not underperforming, and his situation bears more resemblance to that of General Douglas MacArthur, the Korean commander relieved in 1951 by President Truman for insubordination.
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Young Winston Churchill – A True Friend of our People |
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Comment of the Chuchill Centre: Finest Hour is publishing tributes to the late Winston Churchill, grandson of Sir Winston, in our summer 2010 issue. We missed this interesting op-ed in the Jerusalem Post.
By ZALMI UNSDORFER
With the passing of the great wartime leader's grandson, both Israel and the Jewish people lost an outspoken supporter.
JERUSALEM, 06 April 2010 (The Jerusalem Post) - With the death last month of Winston Churchill, grandson of the great wartime leader, both Israel and the Jewish people lost a good friend and an outspoken supporter.
I was privileged to meet him in a business capacity, and remember very clearly the afternoon he welcomed me into his London home. "I am just taking leave of the children for Christmas," he said, beckoning me into the sitting room. "If you wouldn't mind waiting a few moments."
The memory is so very clear because there on the wall, from floor to high ceiling, was this stunning life-sized oil painting of his grandfather.
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