World War I
He is unusual in having gained both the DCM and VC, and in quick succession, during the Hundred Days Offensive.
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Famous quotes containing the words war i, world and/or war:
“War is too important a matter to be left to the military.”
—Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)
“The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“Once lead this people into war and they will forget there ever was such a thing as tolerance.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)