Donkey Walloper: A Coppers Tale Part II

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Per mare, per terram –“By land, by sea”, motto of the Royal Marines. AKA “Poor Mary on the terrace” 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]) 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. munge – to chew or chop into a mixture; to get into or cause a bad situation, to make a mess of things

catarrh – An inflammation of the nose and air passages that produces drainage (from Greek katarrhein to flow down). He watches TV like no other person I’ve ever met. He will watch Coronation Street and notice how clean the garage is or something like that.” Allied Regiments & Affiliations". The King's Royal Hussars Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012 . Retrieved 9 February 2012.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? class regiment Indian Army regiment whose members were all recruited from one ethnic group such as Sikhs, Gurkhas, etc. Imperial Yeomanry – British volunteer cavalry force recruited from locals for the Boer war. Little or no training, but they had much enthusiasm. 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 History of the RWxY TRF". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 February 2012.

cropper (come a cropper) – a hard fall (esp. from a horse); usually used in “come a cropper,” meaning to come to ruin or to fail miserably Quartermaster A Quartermaster in the British Army is a specialist supply officer, and is usually a former senior soldier who has risen up through the ranks.Gardner Gun (machine gun) – A one- to five-barreled machine gun used by the British Army from 1880. Operated by turning a crank which loaded and fired each barrel in sequence. The Commanding Officer (CO) of the unit has right of veto over the mess, and any changes or events must have his approval. The CO is allowed into any Mess (because they are legally all his), but it is often considered an abuse of power, or unbecoming conduct for a CO to drink in a lower ranks’ mess, except when invited there on special occasions. Members are required to pay a subscription fee for supplies and upkeep. The amount is decided by the Commanding Officer within the limits stipulated by Ministry of Defence Regulations.

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. 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 limber – horse-drawn, two-wheeled wagon used to transport artillery pieces; the action of transporting artillery pieces in a limber; the driver of a limber 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.

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hoarding – a display case or area to place advertisements or advertised products; a wooden fence or barrier 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 wrangler – a debater; at the University of Cambridge, one of those who have attained the first grade in the second (until 1909 in the first) part of the examination for honors in mathematics. Until 1909, the student attaining the highest marks was called the senior wrangler.

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] Oh, and don’t forget to bid them “Olive oil”, before you thrust into the seething mass of the Whitechapel crowds. C ( Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron, at Army Reserve Centre, Somerford Road, Cirencester GL7

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ague – Any fever, such as malaria, that recurs at regular intervals (from Medieval Latin febris acuta, literally, sharp fever) tumbled – to get to the bottom of, discover the truth of, concluded the facts of a mystery or situtation. e.g., He tumbled to the truth of the matter. The training of Challenger 2 main battle tank crewmen as Turret Crew Replacements. This commitment was provided by B (RWY), C (RGH) and D (RDY) Squadrons. Fishing Fleet – Unmarried British women sent to India each year by their parents during the cool weather to find husbands. Within months of the podcast’s September 2018 launch it had built a worldwide audience and was named one of Spotify’s podcasts of the year.