In recognition of his distinguished career as a soldier and his outstanding services as Commander of Imperial and Allied Forces in North Africa and Italy and later in France and Flanders whose magnificent achievements with those of their Allies from the re-entry of Western Europe to the termination of hostilities have earned the admiration of their fellow-countrymen; and in testimony of the honour and esteem in which he is held by the community and of their gratitude for his arduous labours and his accomplishments in the momentous struggle for freedom.
"I am certain that in our endeavours to train youth for this great business that lies ahead the foundations must be the Christian concept. Then I think we have to develop in our youth a sturdy self-reliance. Give them that alertness of mind, imagination, vision and foresight that gives men the power of decision. think a further quality required is the quality of patience. That quality, I would say, is a natural ally of two further endowments for a well-founded character. They are a sense of proportion and a sense of humour, both of which you Scottish folk have in full measure."