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| Accession number | 912L : 2281 |
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LORD KITCHENER'S ADVICE . THE TRUE CHARACTER OF A BRITISH SOLDIER . The following instructions have been issued by Lord Kitchener to every soldier in the Expeditionary Army , to be kept in his Active Service Pay Book : You are ordered abroad as a soldier of the King to help our French comrades against the invasion of a common enemy . You have Re to perform a task which will need your courage , your energy , your patience . member that the honour of the British Army depends on your individual conduct . It will be your duty not only to set an example of discipline and perfect steadiness under fire , but also to maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you arc helping in this struggle . The operations in which you are engaged will , for the most part , take place in a friendly country , and you can do your own country no better service than in showing yourself in France and Belgium in the true character of a British soldier . Be invariably courteous , considerate , and kind . Never do anything likely to injure or destroy property , and always look upon looting as a disgraceful act . You are sure . to meet with a welcome and to be trusted ; your conduct must justify that welcome and that trust . Your duty cannot be done unless your health is sound . So keep constantly on your guard against any excesses . In this new experience you may find temptations both in wine and women . You must entirely resist both temptations , and , while treating all women with perfect courtesy , you should avoid any intimacy . Do your duty bravely , Fear God , Honour the King . KITCHENER , Field - Marshal . afgasse TOWN |
