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I was at the Royal Military College doing the training, and Addison was the first man, it鈥檚 a tradition now, but he was the first man to have sat on a horse and rode it up the steps. They do it now at every passing out parade 鈥� as Addison did, when the parade鈥檚 finished, a horse is ridden up the steps.

This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Becky Barugh of the 大象传媒 Radio Shropshire CSV Action Desk on behalf of Herbert Lewis and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

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