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It's very strong allegations though and has been mentioned by several different sources. He also executed one of his own men for refusing to carry out an order but no actions were taken against him.
RIP but it just goes to show how different opinions of what a 'war crime' can vary. I'm not knocking the deceased as he was one fantastic officer however the shooting of unarmed prisoners if substantiated is a heinous war crime...
Like we need one, BOB was some of the best TV I've ever watched. Now I own a copy I'm a proper BOB geek. It's one of the few programs that if I turn over the TV and it's on, no matter at what stage of the episode, I put the remote down, open another beer and watch it.
A fantastic program about some fantastic individuals - Spiers being amongst the best. Hearing more about his life only makes me more interested.