As these two fine Gentlemen Citizen-Soldiers had so often shared much history in the past, it is perhaps appropriate that both Paul Cullen and Sir Frederick Chilton have recently passed away, within a fortnight of each other (Cullen 19 Sep 07 and Sir Frederick 02 Oct 07). Both
Paul Cullen and
Sir Frederick Chilton are owed a great debt of gratitude for their lifelong commitment to soldiering.
Remarkably for two infantry combat officers who joined up in 1939 and saw action in all theatres of Australia's war, and as two of the last surviving AIF Battalion Commanders (Cullen 2/1 AIF Bn and Chilton 2/2 AIF Bn), they not only escaped unscathed, but survived to the ripe ages of 98 and 102 respectively.
Emoticons are never enough, but:
