GENERAL IRONSIDE
SPEAKS SIXTEEN LANGUAGES, Few of the new soldier scholars are likely to attain the linguistic proficiency of General Sir Edmund Ironside, chief of the Imperial General Stall, who is ■■aid by French officers to speak their language perfectly, with the pure accent of a peasant from one of the central provinces. When General Gamelin visited Aidershot recontlv lie was able to talk freely in, his own language, not only to the French Canadians, but io General Ironside, who accompanied him.
Sir Edmund has the gift of tongues. Ho has mastered IG, Opportunities for practising some of them are rare, so he has made a habit of talking to himself in a foreign language when he rides in Rotten Row of a morning. Not long ago some colleagues conspired to test his linguistic abilities. They arranged a meeting witli an Africaansspeaking South African officer. Sir Edmund passed the test with Hying colours. “He spoke just like a native.” said the Dominion soldier.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 May 1940, Page 6
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