Donkey Walloper: A Coppers Tale Part II

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to fire into the brown – Originally referred to hunters firing into a covey of game birds without aiming at any particular bird, but was later used for soldiers firing into a charging mass of natives.

March 2012 - Association Meeting at The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum" (PDF). The Donkey Walloper. p.3 . Retrieved 4 May 2014.Ichabod – an exclamation equivalent to “By God!,”“How terrible!,” or “What a shame!” Usage is derived from the biblical name in 1 Samuel, meaning no glory or the glory is gone. Adjutant A military rank, usually a Captain, appointed as the Staff Officer for the Commanding Officer.

heliograph – a device which sends messages (usually in morse code) by means of flashes of reflected sunlight palanquin – in India, a sedan chair used by British colonials, especially women, of rank. It was either carried by men or set atop an elephant. Pooterism – a middle-class obsession with respectability and class distinctions; social pretentiousness, pettiness. The term is derived from Charles Pooter who is the main character in The Diary of a Nobody (1892) by George and Weedon Grossmith. The Royal Wessex Yeomanry dons a new cap badge for a bigger role". Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association . Retrieved 22 October 2017. I won’t translate the opening section as, hopefully, you spotted that I didn’t start slanging until I stated that I’ve got the morbs; which basically means I’m feeling a little bit down or depressed.

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Household Division This is formed by the seven Guards regiments. These are the British Army’s most senior regiments: The Household Cavalry – The Life Guards and The Blues & Royals – and the five regiments of Foot Guards: Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh. cabinet particulier – a private room, usually associated with a restaurant and having a sofa or hidden bed, set aside for trysts by lovers and those having extra-marital affairs Allied Regiments & Affiliations". The King's Royal Hussars Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012 . Retrieved 9 February 2012. Second-in-Command (2IC) is the deputy commander of any military unit, from battalion or regiment downwards. He is thus the equivalent of an executive officer.

Corporal of Horse The equivalent rank is Sergeant in the rest of the Army. The title Corporal of Horse is unique to the Household Cavalry. So, what was a going to do with the donkey’s breakfast. Put simply, I was going to put on my straw hat. ague – Any fever, such as malaria, that recurs at regular intervals (from Medieval Latin febris acuta, literally, sharp fever) Well, actually no it wasn’t. It simply referred to which of a group of men would – wait for it – pour the tea from the pot. Yes, the connotation may have had sexist overtones, but it simply refers to pouring a pot of tea – honest! HATS AND BEARDS

Because it was coming up to 2 years, it felt like it was time to tell him. There have been moments along the way I have been dying to tell him because people have been so nice. He was missing out on all the fun parts.” Short Guard When The Sovereign is not resident in London, the Life Guard at Horse Guards is reduced to 2 Non-Commissioned Officers and 10 Troopers.

NAAFI The Navy, Army and Air Force Institute (NAAFI) was created by the British government in 1921 to run recreational establishments for the British Armed Forces, and to sell goods to servicemen and their families. It runs clubs, bars, shops, supermarkets, launderettes, restaurants and other facilities on most British military bases and also canteens on board Royal Navy ships.

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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z The Loafries, meanwhile, was slang for the Whitechapel Workhouse and, if you haven’t yet figured it out, chevy chase was slang for your face. TALK LIKE A LOCAL miasma – A heavy vapor emanation or atmosphere believed to cause malaria or other diseases common in swampy areas (Greek, defilement, from miainein to pollute [1665])