#colonel wn nicholson

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The soldierly qualities of the British officer have been learnt in the regimental mess. It is the only possible school, for tradition cannot be taught on the blackboard, no more than its spirit can be recorded by the historian.

- Colonel W.N. Nicholson, C.M.G., D.S.O., Behind the Lines, 1939

Victorian 21st Lancers Officers Mess Dress