Harry Hewitt NOT going to iraq

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Originally Posted by Jay

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Wow - left me knackered just reading that.

What a choice quote:

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During the 1938 Lions tour it is said that Mayne relaxed by "wrecking hotels and fighting dockers"
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A life less ordinary indeed.

and back on track - the boy done good.

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[Lazlo]

I'll take your Mayne and raise you one Fighting Jack Churchill.

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[ericdv]

I do not spend much time on this forum as I am retired and much too busy and have only just stumbled across this topic. But to return to the original thread 'Harry Hewitt NOT going to iraq' I must say in spite of the undoubted similarity in appearance I do not believe the suggestion is true. Considering the deviousness of some sections of the press - I am pretty sure that with the story of the century (as they would probably think of it) they have had done a DNA comparison which would be a relatively simple task compared with some of the feats they accomplish. A discarded beer glass or fag end is all it would have been needed.
He obviously enjoyed his time in Afghanistan where he clearly did his duty as required without flinching but I'm afraid its all downhill for him from here. As he has said himself he really does not want to be Royal and he clearly is not up to the job. He is riding high in the press at present but just wait for the first time he is plucked 'out of the gutter' by his personal plod and see how they turn. I do not envy him I am off to Malta diving again in the next few days what had that poor sod to look forward too.

[Jay_Benson]

Reading the stories of Mayne and Churchill really brought me up short. They had little consideration of personal safety but much for that of others. It also sounds like they had a healthy disrespect of the incompetence of some of those in authority.

They had a definate edge to them and I liked the story of Churchill throwing his briefcase out of the train window.

Thanks for pointing me in their direction.