oops...double post!
From my "1915 Pocket Edition" of Kiplings Barrack Room Ballads... And for those unfamiliar.... You may talk o' gin and beer When you're quartered...
The soldiers tradition in todays army, is that it is unlucky to be killed on ANY day!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:
For some reason this is still prevalent in hospitals today...We were always told it signified Death, and if a visitor tipped up with such a bouquet,...
You're right! The site is down...!
Sorry ...Have to be bit of a "killjoy" with this site... A bit poor I'm afraid...It is badly organised, no explanation, very basic...and...
Just shows had hard up the Jerries were...:D Here's a British one of 1914... http://www.dennisfire.co.uk/P14.htm
There is nothing in the 1911 edition (reprinted 1915) of the RAMC Trg Manual that corroborates this!! The line drawings and instructions for...
Northamptonshire Regt Bn Flag... [IMG]
Period Flying Helmet... [IMG]
An SRD Rum Jug... [IMG]
Map of the Mons retreat, contemporary... [IMG]
And that looks decidedly like a horse drawn one of the 1890s! And yes, the hose laying one is part of a "Home Front" issue from late 1930s early...
I was always told that the first strike he saw, second took aim, third he fired....And that was from my "Old Contemptible"" Great Uncle! Still very...
Although parachutes had been tried and tested they were not issued to RFC / RNAS / RAF pilots, but they were issued to balloon observers
Woman who sings....singer Woman who plays....player Woman who slaps..... :D:D:D:D
Welcome to the club of slapped about men.... PS What do you call a woman who slaps??
I have all of the volumes published so far...And a number of my original "Battle" comics... Kids today...they don't know what they are missing!...
There are a couple of others floating about which I will dig out later...
A small collection of family sweetheart brooches, Old Comrades, Imperial Service, SWB, Coronation and a couple of WW2 bits... [IMG]
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