Donald Forrester Brown was a New Zealand soldier of World War One who was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Brown's Victoria Cross was the second won by a New Zealander during the war, and was the first awarded for actions on the Western Front.
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“Poor old Jonathan Bing
Went home and addressed a short note to the King:
If you please will excuse me
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