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Subject: The old timers... Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:13 am
Hello and Happy New Year 2013 to all and a very good health Especially in 2013, this is the MOST important ...
Long Service and Good Conduct stripes Were Awarded to qualifying privates and lance - corporals, to a maximun of seven badges, for 2,5,12,18,21 and 26 years' service ...
A Isandhlwana or in another battle of the zulu war , there were guys with 26 years of service, which were only privates or lance - corporals !???
Cheers
Pascal
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Subject: Re: The old timers... Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:11 am
Oh yes I forgot, there were 66% of illiterates in the British Army at that time ...
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7738 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 74 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: The old timers... Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:26 am
And the other 34% didnt speak French
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Subject: Re: The old timers... Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:40 am
And the other 34% Did not speak English ... except maybe Bromhead and the Swiss Corporal of R D
And the other 34% Did not speak French, it is logical, the English language is much easier than the French ...
90th
Posts : 10262 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 64 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: The Old Timers ........... Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:44 am
Wee wee ! . 90th .
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Subject: Re: The old timers... Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:56 am