"MONTY" VICTIMISED BY ARMY CADET RAG

Chronicle (Levin), 1 October 1947, Page 6

"MONTY" VICTIMISED BY ARMY CADET RAG

LOXDON, Sept. 29. . When Field Marslial Lord Montfomerv was ready to leave Sandhurst after lunch recently, liis famous twobadge black beret was not to be found, says the Sunday Pxpress. . There was a note where he had left liis beret; it stated simply: "The lion roars. " The Field Marslial was kept waiting for half an liour before the beret was found on a lion's liead hanging liigli up on tlie wall over tiro stircase. The ineident, says the Sunday Pxpress, is a shameful secret at Sandhurst, where, if the subject is mentioned, "Biglit himdrerl eadets will stiffen like ramrods, silently imply that thev are almost officers aiul certaiiilv gentlemen, and say notliing icily. All of tliem, perliaps, except oue of tliem, who must liave been a bit of a cad. " Suspicion points to a cadet, but there has been no parade and no diseiplinary measure. "Sandhurst feels that the matter is far too delicate. " One theory is tliat before lunch Lord Montgomerv toured the classrooms. He may have spokeu sharply to some of liis eadets, according to liis manner. One of them may have thought he lieard a lion roaring. When the field marslial and liis beret fmally left tlie academy liis driver still observed signs of anger. He could not remember the last timei when "Monty" was a minute of? schedule — half an liour was nionstrous.