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he he he he maintained their morale at difficult moments such as as when men men were lost or or or wounded These episodes could could be accurately recorded as as Jary could could draw upon the the experiences of the the pla- toon command team which unusually had also largely survived the war On p p p 7 of his book he he makes an an important observation on on leadership:
Successful leadership in in battle although complex and intangible always seemed to to to me me to to to depend on on two factors Firstly soldiers must have confidence in their leaders’ professional ability and sec- ondly they must trust them as men Sound leadership – – like true love to which I I suspect it is is closely related – – is is all powerful It can overcome the seemingly impossible and and and its effect on both leader and and and led is profound and and and lasting With such observations on on on leadership at at at small formation level perhaps unsurprisingly the book book became a a a a a a a a key text for for officer cadets from late-1987 onwards Copies of of the the the book book are still available from the the the Academy library Similarly the the the medals donated by his widow Helene Jary can be viewed in the library’s biography room The Sandhurst Collection is is not a a a a a static collec- tion tion and and is is is able to continue fulfilling its purpose because it it it acquires new items This year has seen a a a a a a a a a a mixture of objects artwork and archives added to the Academy’s collection The largest acquisition was a a a a a a a a set of contempo- rary artwork purchased from the artist Mr Doug- las Farthing Farthing MBE Farthing Farthing is is a a a a a a a a a a a a former sergeant major in in in in in in the Parachute Regiment which he he he he joined in in in in 1984 and left full-time in in in in 2007 when he he he he he took up art art professionally He started at the Ware- house Studio in in Lowestoft where he he he met sev- eral well-known and influential local artists who helped with his techniques Farthing still served in in in in in the the army however taking part in in in in in Op Veritas in in in in in Afghanistan 2001-2014 where some of the the art art from this acquisition was produced In 2015 he he he he he developed further after joining the the the Royal Drawing Drawing School on on their ‘The Drawing Drawing Year’ postgradu- ate programme He continues to to produce work at at at his Lowestoft studio and much has been acquired by the the the National Army Museum the the the 4th Battalion Battalion Parachute Regiment Regiment the the the the 3rd Battalion Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment Regiment the the the Snibston Discovery Museum Leicester and many other private col- lections RMAS has acquired five oil paintings
and thirty prints of of etchings done by Farthing on on on operations Five of of the the oil paintings
are repro- duced here but the the the the entire collection can be seen hanging in in the the the ground floor left-hand foyer of the the the Leadership Security and and Warfare faculty build- ing ing A proportion of of the the the the work also continues up the the the the stairs and and onto the the the the landing of of of the the the the department of War Studies Other examples of acquisitions include items which were either used or or belonged to previous staff and and and cadets Firstly two horse hooves and and and a a a a a a a handsome piece of equestrian sculpture which belonged to to to a a a a a a a a a long-serving groom came to to to the the Academy via a a a a a a a a local solicitor upon the the the death of the the the groom’s widow For 41 years Mr Albert S Denton BEM was groom groom to to the the adjutants’ charg- ers ers between 1938 and and 1982 he he served 18 adju- tants and and and looked after nine chargers Following the the Commandant’s rehearsal for the the Sovereign’s Parade on 4th August 1982 a a a a a a a a a a a a farewell party was held in the the Indian Army Memorial Room where Denton received the the ‘bronze’ statue (actually resin) which has now come back to to Sandhurst As can be be seen from the image a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of previous adjutants adjutants and assistant adjutants adjutants were present most notably Major General the the Earl Cathcart who served as a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Sandhurst adjutant after the the the Second World War Regard- ing the the the hooves Mr Denton had already served for some time when he he he he he was presented with the the the hoof of of ‘Dastur’ in 1964 Dastur Dastur had been the the adjutant’s charger for 18 years and carried eight successive adjutants Denton was also given the hoof of of ‘Mars’ Dastur’s successor who served between January 1964 and and August 1970 Den- ton was obviously much valued and and respected as as attested not only by by these gifts but also by by the the the the naming of the the the the space between the the the the polo sta- bles and Old College headquarters as ‘Denton’s
Medals of Captain Jary being prepared for mounting these include: Military Cross 1939-45 Star Star France and Germany Star Star Defence Medal Medal Medal British War Medal Medal Medal General Service Medal Medal Medal Medal with Palestine 1945-48 clasp Medal Medal of the Légion d’honneur Chevalier class
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