Pith Helmets

[Mike M.]

You haven't seen the new book on the Meinertzhagen (no "Von", as they were Danish) diary ruse, have you?

This post reminds me of how during the 1960s, old gentleman in Tanzania would travel to Dar-es-Salaam to collect their pension at the German embassy; the German military attache would have these old men go through the manual of arms to prove that they had served as askaris under Von Lettlow-Vorbeck in World War One.

T.

It says a lot that the Germans would honor those pensions after losing two world wars. But those askaris were fine fighting men. Von Lettlow-Vorbeck gave the British fits.

[Bigkahuna]

If you want Highlanders in pith helmets, watch "Gunga Din".

[Downunder Kilt]

If you want Highlanders in pith helmets, watch "Gunga Din".

Watched it about 2 months ago on the idiot box and saved it on the IB hard drive. As you say plenty of those Pith Helmets (In the film The Party, Peter Sellers does a great spoof of the bugle scene)