THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ETON
am most surprised that Strix should refer, as he does in his contribution 'The nattlefield of Eton,' to the foot inspection as foot 'almost forgotten ritual.' To the fact that root inspections were neither forgotten nor regarded as only a 'ritual' the British Com- roonwealth Division owed its relative immunity oln crippling frostbite injuries during the korean campaign. Forgetfulness in this respect was not only frowned upon, but, so 1 understood from commanders whom I met While in Korea, severely punished. Shame upon 'You, Strix, that you, as an ex-cadet officer, Should have to be corrected by an ex-sergeant from one of the other contingents; but then, as Strix himself points out, we never did think MuCh of the Eton College 'contingent!—Yours
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