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2007-04-07 Britain

147 Years Later - British Private John Moyse Spins in His Grave

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Posted by Lone Ranger 2007-04-07 00:50|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 His stubborness is not surprising because he had a history of insubordination and willfulness while in the service.

Gotta denigrate the thought of heroism and noble actions, You even find a slam for the long dead to paint their actions as "Baaaaaad

Fuck you, and the Newspaper you shit these words on.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-07 10:38|| 2007-04-07 10:38|| Front Page Top

#2 It's Wiki - Aris is a big contributor - 'nuff said

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-07 10:55|| 2007-04-07 10:55|| Front Page Top

#3 "...he would not prostrate himself before any Chinaman alive."

Obviously this chap would not have a place in present-day corporate America, especially in Yahoo or Google.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-04-07 11:21|| 2007-04-07 11:21|| Front Page Top

#4 As Wm. Roger Louis recently put it, "Britishness is an idea in apparently terminal decline." After this latest fiasco with Iran, Lieutenant Chard, John Nicolson, the Lawrence brothers...hell, most of Britain's old graveyards must sound like turbine testing centers these days.

Posted by Mac 2007-04-07 12:21|| 2007-04-07 12:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Seeing as it is Wikipedia I am going to surf on over and get to editing...

The cause of his refusal has been a subject of much dispute. The popular story was that it was on the grounds that it would disgrace his country. When the prisoners were released a week later, their tale of Moyse's bravery spread through the army and his act of defiance was later celebrated in "The Private of the Buffs" [1], a poem by Sir Francis Hastings Doyle. The poem refers to Moyse as a young Kentish farmboy but it is more likely that he was, in fact, a middle-aged Irishman. However, the poem was written on the strength of newspaper reports, and it is likely that Doyle was unaware of the discrepancies.

His personal bravery - and its celebration by his fellow soldiers and countrymen - stands in marked contrast to the less exalted present of Her Majesty's Royal Navy.

Better.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-04-07 12:25|| 2007-04-07 12:25|| Front Page Top

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