Donkey Walloper: A Coppers Tale Part II

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brevet – A temporary higher rank, for example, a captain being a brevet colonel. It was not unusual for British colonial officers on loan to another regiment to be temporarily classed as a higher rank in that regiment but to paid for the lesser rank of their actual regiment. (Old French, diminutive of brief letter) Under the Future Soldier Programme, C and Y Squadrons will amalgamate into a single C Squadron. [8] Long Guard When The Sovereign is in London their Life Guard consists of 1 Officer, 1 Corporal-Major (who carries the Standard), 2 Non-Commissioned Officers, 1 Trumpeter and 10 Troopers. This is known as a Long Guard.

I record him while he’s doing the most mundane things sometimes, but they’re usually the times when he comes up with his weird and wonderful turns of phrase. Donkey walloper has pretty much become the podcast’s catchphrase now.” Per mare, per terram –“By land, by sea”, motto of the Royal Marines. AKA “Poor Mary on the terrace” Just be careful that you don’t stray into the wrong neighbourhood where you might just end up getting batty-fanged by a muffin-walloper or end up in the Loafries, which will, most certainly, wipe the smile off your chevy chase. Like all of the regiments within the British Army the regiment allows recruits from all over the country. However, this regiment traditionally recruits from counties such as Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Shropshire and Wiltshire, along with neighbouring counties such as Cornwall, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Somerset. [6] Organisation [ edit ]General Services Enlistment Act – One of the causes of the Indian Mutiny. It required Indian troops in British service to to go overseas, if required. Hindus would break caste if they did so. Now, if you are scratching your head wondering what on earth those two paragraphs were meant to mean, worry not. I was merely chatting to you in the dialect of the average 19th century East Ender.

After moving in together and sharing stories about Matt with her friends, Jo realised she could use the skills learnt as a broadcaster to her advantage to share Matt’s stories, outbursts and dad gags with the world in the form of a podcast. Jo Russell secretly recorded her boyfriend for 2 years and turned the highlights into a hit podcast. Maxim Gun – British – .303 caliber. Recoil-operated machine gun. First used in Matabele war of 1893-94. Bought and copied by almost all nations, although often under other names. The standard MG during the Great War. Named after the British (American-born) inventor, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim. 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.Why would I choose a Whitechapel penny gaffe in which to spend a work-dodging day. Well, they were the theatres that charged a penny admission and I could be entertained there to my heart’s content without fear of being discovered. IS IT RAINING STILL?

hoarding – a display case or area to place advertisements or advertised products; a wooden fence or barrier After all, being able to converse in the local dialect is half the battle and should aid your enjoyment of the streets through which you will be walking. DON’T GET BATTY-FANGED grangerised – adding material (especially pictures) collected from other sources to an existing book; extra-illustrated So, mind the grease, or I’ll prod you with my rain-napper, since I’m off to fake a poke or two. SAY WHAT? Royal Wessex Yeomanry History". Archived from the original on January 7, 2012 . Retrieved 9 February 2012.

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The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO ADC is the Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry. [5] Uniform [ edit ] Mess dress of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry Since 2013, the regiment has been the United Kingdom's only Armoured Reinforcement Regiment, providing armoured (Main Battle Tank) resilience to the three remaining regular Army Armoured Regiments: the Queen's Royal Hussars (QRH), the King's Royal Hussars (KRH) and the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR). All five squadrons train Challenger 2 crewmen. The RWxY has conducted Challenger 2 (CR2) driver training in Bovington, Sennelager Germany, Salisbury Plain Training Area and live firing at Lulworth and Castlemartin Ranges. [4] greenwood – a form of woodworking which uses freshly-cut wood and specializes in bending the wood into curved shapes for chairs, bows, and ornamental objects; a vivid green wood used in making ornamental objects 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.

London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the Greater London area of operations. Established in 1870 as Home District, it was re-formed in 1905 as London District to be an independent district within the larger command structure of the army, and has remained so ever since. shrapnel – Anti-personnel shell that exploded in the air and scattered small lead balls. Also, later on, any piece of metal from any type shell. (After the inventor, Henry Shrapnel [1806])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 catarrh – An inflammation of the nose and air passages that produces drainage (from Greek katarrhein to flow down). C ( Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron, at Army Reserve Centre, Somerford Road, Cirencester GL7