Originally Posted by
minigundiplomat
You are correct, there are many very notable Welsh, Scots and Irish members of the British Army.
However, a look through the annals of history suggests there have been a great many New Zealanders, Australians, South Africans, Canadians, Sikhs, Nepalese and other Commonwealth members of British Forces who have made significant contributions to the defence and security of both the UK and Europe. Not forgetting the Americans under their own flag.
The one factor they all had in common was that they were Anglophones (I'm including the Scots in there!
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