Talk:James Brian Tait

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  Sadly, the Daily Telegraph is not the paper it once was and its Obituaries page has, for some years, been unreliable on detail. The unequivocal statement that Tait is the sole airman to have been awarded the DSO four times is factually inaccurate, as a check on the Wiki entry for Basil Embry will show... 

  The exact combination of 4 DSOs married with 2 DFCs is pretty unique, but then 6 gallantry decorations (as opposed to the awards given to senior commanders for distinguished service) is pretty unique among all the Commonwealth nations and all three services for all time. It is hard to view the record of Tait, Embry & Braham and their equivalents in other services (LCol. Pearson, LCol. Mayne and Capt. Walker, RN, etc.) and see them as 'less brave' than the winners of the Victoria Cross.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Protozoon (talk • contribs) 17:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)