"Headquarters,
"Aix-la-Chapelle, August 19th, 1914."
In the name of the dignity of great nations, compare that order with
Lord Kitchener's instructions to his troops, given at the same time.
"You are ordered abroad as a soldier of the King to help our French
comrades against the invasion of a common enemy. You have to perform
a task which will need your courage, your energy, your patience.
Remember that the honour of the British Army depends on your
individual conduct. It will be your duty not only to set an example
of discipline and perfect steadiness under fire, but also to
maintain the most friendly relations with those whom you are helping
in this struggle.
"The operations in which you are engaged will, for the most part,
take place in a friendly country, and you can do your own country no
better service than in showing yourselves in France and Belgium in
the true character of a British soldier.
"Be invariably courteous, considerate, and kind. Never do anything
likely to injure or destroy property, and always look upon looting
as a disgraceful act. You are sure to meet with a welcome and to be
trusted; your conduct will justify that welcome and that trust.
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