Australian schoolmaster
Of Cornish stock
Turned reluctant
soldier to be
A veteran of the Great
War,
Galipoli, Messines,
Passchendaele,
Villers-Bretonneux,
and Amiens.
After the armistice he
was
A peace time
businessman
Remaining active in
part-time Militia.
Until the Second World
War,
When he led the
Australian and British troops
At the Siege of Tobruk
And at the Second
Battle of El Alamein,
Achieving decisive
victories
Over Rommel's Afrika
Korps
A strict and demanding
officer,
His soldiers
affectionately nicknamed him
“Ming the Merciless”,
Later simply “Ming”
After Flash Gordon’s
nemesis
He was a remarkable
leader
When ordered to hold
Tobruk
For 8 weeks and held
for 7 months
And it is widely
regarded to be the point
That Britain won the war
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