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RSM Lord was the first RSM of 3 PARA, the first Academy Sgt Maj at Sandhurst and was senior Warrant Officer at Stalagluft 11B after his capture at Arnhem. A legendary leader and a legendary figure, here is RSM Lord's story and three pieces of advice on discipline from his life.
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There is a thread on here somewhere dedicated to him. He was my Dads RSM at Sandhurst in 1947.
This is a humorous story and yet shows his ability to get his way and the best for those in his care ,from his days in the Camp, such is the nature of the man!
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SIR - Regarding correspondence on the term "bollocks" (
letter, Aug 9.), there is a little known example of its use to beneficial effect in 1945. Jackie Lord was the RSM of 3rd Parachute Battalion and was taken prisoner at the battle of Arnhem in September 1944.
In his prison camp, he was the senior representative of the prisoners, and challenged the German commandant over his failure to distribute Red Cross parcels. The commandant pointed out that, under the Geneva conventions, officers were entitled to be saluted by prisoners and, once the saluting commenced, the parcels would be given out.
RSM Lord returned to the committee through which he ran the camp and advised them that he had agreed that German officers would now be saluted. The committee was disinclined to agree to this, but the RSM invited them to watch, whereupon he left the hut and sought out a German officer. Approaching the officer, the RSM whacked up an immaculate Household Division salute, looked him straight in the eye and said, clearly and with conviction: "Bollocks."
Believing this to be an ancient greeting, the German saluted formally and, with a heavy accent, responded: "Bollocks." It was not long before salutes were being offered by soldiers of many nationalities to any German officer they could find.
The Red Cross parcels were distributed the next day.
Brigadier F. R. Steer MBE (rtd), Paddock Wood, Kent10 August 2002 • 00:01 am