21st December 1917
“Parr the M.P. gave one of our high & mighties a rough spin in the House. Every word he said was true & it is to be hoped that the same high & mighty is promptly dumped forthwith. They used to say in Egypt that there were only two devils on Gallipoli, & he was both of them. I think told you about the day he came round the trenches & made everyone he past, go back & salute him, yours truly not excepted. When we were cut to pieces & held up at Passchendaele he issued an order that made our old Brigadier weep. The colonels conferred and – well the order was never carried out otherwise a few more of us would have had our names on the roll of honour. I don’t know much about Parr but a Merry Xmas to him anyhow & more power to his tongue.”
Len Shepard – Letter 75 – Ecault
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