Talk:Aylmer Hunter-Weston
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The writer of this article was probably a relative, given that it fails to mention that he was one of the most complacent officers possibly ever recorded. He was in command of the invading force on beach Y in the Dardanelles Campaign, which met with no opposition. Yet not only did the force not advance in what was a desperately needed success, the force failed even to dig in, leaving their position entirely unfortified. By the third day, despite being able to advance entirely unhindered unlike at V and W beaches where there were heavy British casualties, the advance had broken down due to "issues of morale". There is an article on this very site that reinforces all of that, under Battle of Gallipoli. This is just one of the many many extraordinarily stupid blunders Hunter-Weston made in what was, let us not forget, a horrendous loss of life and a shameful military defeat. 21,255 British troops dead. I do not want to see this...person...be remembered for something he never was. His middle name definitely isnt Hunter, its Complacency. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.254.76.233 (talk) 16:44, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
