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Lord Chelmsford Said .Buller is ‘one of the finest soldiers of the century’, so modest and reticent –that it was difficult to say for what individual deed he had got the Victoria Cross as he had been doing acts worthy of it all along the line
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Subject: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:31 pm
I was reading about Buller, and in some of the letters he sent home, he seemed more concerned about being overlooked for promotion and worried about not receiving reconition for his work. I know he was a well respected man, but was he doing it for the right reason, or just thinking of his future.
Dave
Posts : 1605 Join date : 2009-09-21
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:08 pm
impi. Whats the source of this letter you mention.
What i have read about Buller doesn't reflect him as being a glory hunter. He was just doing his job, most of the time better than most. He was well respected by all ranks.
tasker224
Posts : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:06 pm
I have met very few - if any - good officers who were not ambitious for promotion and recognition. If he can't discuss this in letters home, well....
Would be interesting to read those letters though. Can you point me in the right direction impi?
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:21 pm
Impi. Not sure If you have read all of the book. Let's just say our good friend Buller, had been stuck in one place for a long time, reinforcements were being sent from England and he was probaly bored out of his skull and feeling a bit sorry for himself. But no he wasn't a glory hunter, just a bloody good officer..
littlehand
Posts : 7086 Join date : 2009-04-24 Age : 51 Location : Down South.
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:09 pm
Impi take a look at this...
Click Here:
tasker224
Posts : 2102 Join date : 2010-07-30 Age : 53 Location : North London
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:11 pm
littlehand wrote:
Impi take a look at this...
Click Here:
A good informative read and insight into this man; certainly more than the average glory hunter!
Ulundi
Posts : 558 Join date : 2012-05-05
Subject: Re: Was Buller a good Soldier or Glory hunter Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:42 pm
Impi. Add this to your Christmas list..... [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Subject: Was Buller a good soldier or glory hunter Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:41 am
Thanks for the link Ulundi.
Isn't it odd how much this looks like the great work of our good friend Richie?
Makes you wonder if someone has been sneaking a look at Richie's work he posts on the forum and copying it, maybe Richie should start copyrighting his work with his great modelling skills.
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