07-24-2006, 02:20 PM
It was with great sadness that we heard of the parting of Douglas Arnold, senior member of Leg II Avg.
We were members of the Leg II Avg for several years, before my recent ill health, when we used to participate in re-enactment, and I recall a lasting memory of Douglas from filming in Snowdonia several years ago for the Lost Legions of Varus, where Douglas taking the leading role was required to ride a horse for the first time in his life. These were local horses, inexperienced of riders in Roman armour, which had already thrown and injured several seasoned cavalry members. Douglas, was equal to the challenge, courageously clinging on despite obvious and understandable trepidation.
I also recall he once told me that he and his wife Audrey, from whom he was obviously inseparable, had been together since the age of 11.
We send her our deepest condolences.
Hilary and Robert Travis
We were members of the Leg II Avg for several years, before my recent ill health, when we used to participate in re-enactment, and I recall a lasting memory of Douglas from filming in Snowdonia several years ago for the Lost Legions of Varus, where Douglas taking the leading role was required to ride a horse for the first time in his life. These were local horses, inexperienced of riders in Roman armour, which had already thrown and injured several seasoned cavalry members. Douglas, was equal to the challenge, courageously clinging on despite obvious and understandable trepidation.
I also recall he once told me that he and his wife Audrey, from whom he was obviously inseparable, had been together since the age of 11.
We send her our deepest condolences.
Hilary and Robert Travis
