New Posts For Thread: "Mad Mitch".https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitchSeems to be a forgotten figure. Anybody read any books about him? My uncle served in Aden - he only had good things to say about him. They talked about disbanding the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and some high-up dude called them "A bunch of GlasgBoth his parents were Scottish, a fact which gave him great pride in all things Scottish.As an aside I always bet Ypres, no matter it's odds, because of the connection.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542236223#542236223Both his parents were Scottish, a fact which gave him great pride in all things Scottish.As an aside I always bet Ypres, no matter it's odds, because of the connection.Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:50:28 -0600Mad Mitch ~ born and raised in Londonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542235791#542235791Mad Mitch ~ born and raised in LondonTue, 11 Nov 2014 09:18:06 -0600If you read Men At Arms, Velasquez, you may find yourself wanting to complete the Sword Of Honour trilogy (Officers And Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender). Richie Hook turns up again, in Yugoslavia among the quarrelling partisans, in the last boohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542235503#542235503If you read Men At Arms, Velasquez, you may find yourself wanting to complete the Sword Of Honour trilogy (Officers And Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender). Richie Hook turns up again, in Yugoslavia among the quarrelling partisans, in the last booTue, 11 Nov 2014 08:57:30 -0600haha nohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542235025#542235025haha noTue, 11 Nov 2014 08:40:39 -0600Was that Michael, the porter at the Linton Travel Tavern?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542235003#542235003Was that Michael, the porter at the Linton Travel Tavern?Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:39:44 -0600speaking of Aden, as a youngster on a summer job I worked with an ex marine who'd fought in the Radfan. A real hard case geordie he would happily tell me stories about his days as a "cheese-wire man" in 45 Commando.One of his tales concerned bringinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542233803#542233803speaking of Aden, as a youngster on a summer job I worked with an ex marine who'd fought in the Radfan. A real hard case geordie he would happily tell me stories about his days as a "cheese-wire man" in 45 Commando.One of his tales concerned bringingTue, 11 Nov 2014 06:30:30 -0600No, haven't read it - that is GOLD...sounds good. Ta, Screaming.Sofia - how do you define reality / normality? For a start, you could say that soldiers at war is not a "normal" business - that sea of poppies at the Tower of London ; is that "normal"https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542233713#542233713No, haven't read it - that is GOLD...sounds good. Ta, Screaming.Sofia - how do you define reality / normality? For a start, you could say that soldiers at war is not a "normal" business - that sea of poppies at the Tower of London ; is that "normal"Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:14:08 -0600Ever read Men At Arms by Evelyn Waugh? One of the characters, Ben Richie-Hook, is one of those ferocious military mavericks.It's well done, because there's an undertone of loneliness and sadness behind the image.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542233069#542233069Ever read Men At Arms by Evelyn Waugh? One of the characters, Ben Richie-Hook, is one of those ferocious military mavericks.It's well done, because there's an undertone of loneliness and sadness behind the image.Tue, 11 Nov 2014 03:10:43 -0600plenty blood on his hands .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542230519#542230519plenty blood on his hands .Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:17:30 -0600detached from reality/normality=nutterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30382973/mad-mitch?post_id=542230505#542230505detached from reality/normality=nutterMon, 10 Nov 2014 18:16:37 -0600