UJ beat me to it by a long way - I did similar research last night (not much on the telly!) but couldn't be bothered to post until this morning, no need now. One little confusion though; the gallant Mr Croft was awarded a Medal and then a Cross - would that be a reflection of higher status of RSM over SSM? (and he must have been a mere stripling during the Boer War)
I missed the latest round of vitriol and bile from our superstar, but get the gist of it from the replies. This clown must have been at LBH at the same time as I was (although I'm confused by the Wildenparts timeline); I don't recognise any of what he says as being a true reflection of the situation during GW1 (although that is only hearsay from Mrs HTB, as I was elsewhere being scared by SCUDS and friendly fire).
Anyway, despite SAMXXV being PNG on this site, I wish him well in his forthcoming move to France, where he will be embraced with open arms for his forthright anglo-saxon virtues (by the way, wasn't yesterday the date of the battle of Agincourt - St Crispin's Day?). To get a little philosophical - what is "English"? A mix of Picts, Celts, Romans (and their vassals), Romano-Celts; Angles, Saxons, Jutes; throw in a dash of Danes and other assorted Nordic nations, Normans (a bit of Nordic and a bit of French there), some more germanic influence, Iberian (from Armada remnants to Peninsula War takeaways); the list goes on. Who can say with certainty that their true lineage is Anglo-Saxon? More to the point, who cares; we're British, with differnt accents and outlooks moulded by different (often turbulent) backgrounds.
Mister B