MEN AT WAR: Earl’s Pearl

The motto of the Earls of Orkney is Virtute non Verbis (By Courage, not Words). Last week, redheaded Private Cecil O’Bryen (“Ginger”) Fitz-Maurice, who became eighth Earl of Orkney only four weeks ago when his granduncle died, added words to courage. Finishing his ten-month hitch as a reservist truck driver with Britain’s forces in Korea, he said with feeling as he headed for home:”I am very happy to be getting out of this dump.”