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Show r- MEN OF WAR -. ' Gen. Ironside i of Britain Ueneral 8lr Edmund Ire aside, chief of Britain's oversea forces, was first English officer to reach France In World war . . . went over as captain to organise military mili-tary railways . . . became major general at age of 39 ... 1 59 now ... more than six feet tall, weigh more than 250 pound . . . graduated gradu-ated from regular service to South ' Africa artillery unit In wai . . . legend has It that he once squeezed a Boer to death in hand-to-hand encounter . . . once disguised dis-guised self as Boer, tricked Ger- mans into making him officer of African army . . during the World war service, was almost always accompanied by pet bulldog; bull-dog; canine's collar was decorated with the Mon ribbon ... commanded com-manded allied force in Russia during dur-ing '"19 war against Bolshevists . . . knows more than 20 language . . . headed British guard at Gibraltar Gi-braltar during recent civil war in Spain. |