NOT FOR THE LEGION
DUKE'S SON CHANGES MIND DECISION AT ELEVENTH HOUR After flying to Franc© with the reported intention of joining the French Foreign Legion, Lord Edward Montagu changed his mind on August 4 and left for England by steamer. Had Lord Edward had his papers with him when he went to the recruiting office he might have signed on, but he had not got them and was asked to bring them with him later. Lord Edward was accompanied by a party of friends. He called them to his room in a Dunkirk hotel at two o'clock in the morning and announced that he would not engage for five years' service in Africa with the Foreign Legion. A quarter of an hour later the whole party boarded a steamer due to sail from Dunkirk for Folkestone. Lord Montagu, who is 27 years of age and the second son of the Duke of Manchester, was accompanied by his sister, Lady Louisa Montagu, and a friend when they flew from Heston Airport. They landed at St. Englebert and Lord Montagu entrained for Dunkirk. Before he changed his mind Lord Montagu made the remark: " I know the life will be very hard indeed, but there is no going back."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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207NOT FOR THE LEGION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21906, 15 September 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)
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