Chairmans dispatch | The 1805 Club

A Birthday To Remember

Issue number: 23 – November 2008 (KA 23)

Earlier this year I happened to be in Poland and arranged to meet the former president and leader of Solidarity, Lech Walesa. The aim was to highlight the coincidence of his birthday, which falls on 29 September, Nelson’s birthday!

It was a bright sunny morning when I arrived at his office at the famous Green Gate in Gdansk. Initially he was surprised that I had even bothered to see him because, while he knew about Lord Nelson, he said he couldn’t even swim! However, when I replied, “Nor could Nelson!” his eyes lit up. So now they had two things in common.

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