The First Duty Of A Leader Is

Why Does Soldiers Leave The Protection Of His Trench Hole In The Ground And Go Forward In The Face Of Shot And Shell? It Is Because Of The Leader Who Is In Front Of Him And His Comrades Who Are Around Him. Comradeship Makes A Man Feel Warm And Courageous When All His Instincts Tend To Make Him Cold And Afraid.

On The Eve Of This Great Adventure I Send My Best Wishes To Every Soldier In The Allied Team. To Us Is Given The Honour Of Striking A Blow For Freedom Which Will Live In History; And In The Better Days That Lie Ahead Men Will Speak With Pride Of Our Doings.

The Harder The Fighting And The Longer The War, The More The Infantry, And In Fact All The Arms, Lean On The Gunners.

If We Lose The War In The Air We Lose The War And Lose It Quickly.

The Sappers Really Need No Tribute From Me; Their Reward Lies In The Glory Of Their Achievement. The More Science Intervenes In Warfare, The More Will Be The Need For Engineers In Field Armies; In The Late War There Were Never Enough Sappers At Any Time. Their Special Tasks Involved The Upkeep And Repair Of Communications; Roads, Bridges, Railways, Canals, Mine Sweeping. The Sappers Rose To Great Heights In World War Ii And Their Contribution To Victory Was Beyond All Calculations.