Dear Bernard Many congratulations on your OBE, long overdue in my opinion. I have noticed from an earlier posting that you think Sharpe would have accepted such an award. Did he not receive any campaign or gallantry awards for his service and could he have been made a knight for his valour at Waterloo? I think Sir Richard Sharpe has a nice ring to it, don’t you? On your own award, will you be collecting this from Buckingham Palace? Keep up the good work Best wishes Steven