Well you certainly can't do anything about your parentage, Ian is quite right to draw your attention to the Pathan Revolt, interestingly, the RA's batteries tended to wear "blue" putties, notwithstanding, both his medal and his pay would certainly have been earned the "hard" way.
sremmal wrote: Frank, no disrespect intended His character has been passed down the generations
IL, thank you for the info, must be the luck of the Irish. Will certainly follow up.