Donkey Walloper: A Coppers Tale Part II

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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. And, as any seasoned traveller will tell you, being able to converse with the locals is one of the main joys, and advantages, of travel. 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. 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. 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.

Commanding Officer The officer in command of a military unit. The Commanding Officer (CO) has ultimate authority over a unit within the bounds of military law. clemming – consumptive, emaciated; necessitous, in want, pinched; in shoemaking, the binding together of soles Per mare, per terram –“By land, by sea”, motto of the Royal Marines. AKA “Poor Mary on the terrace” 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. 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.”Scimitar An Armoured Reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. Made by Alvis in Coventry, it mounts a high velocity 30 mm RARDEN cannon. 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

Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the British government department responsible for implementing national defence policy, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. March 2012 - Association Meeting at The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum" (PDF). The Donkey Walloper. p.3 . Retrieved 4 May 2014. 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. Imperial Yeomanry – British volunteer cavalry force recruited from locals for the Boer war. Little or no training, but they had much enthusiasm.I sat him down to tell him and I played him some of the podcast. He was a bit quiet at first, but I was armed with messages from listeners to show him he is universally loved.”

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.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.”

tiled – included in, covered with guilt or responsibility; in the same situation. e.g., We are all tiled in this mess. 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 long jokes that he tells and then spends just as long laughing at them are always a highlight as well. We also had to put out an emergency special episode when Aston Villa were promoted in the playoff final because his reaction was too funny not to share.” 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 RCM Regimental Corporal Major (known as the Regimental Sergeant Major in other Regiments) as the Household Cavalry do not have sergeants because Queen Victoria thought Sergeant sounded too like servant. An appointment held by a Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) in the British Army as the senior Warrant Officer; in a unit with more than one WO1, the RCM is considered to be “first amongst equals”. hoarding – a display case or area to place advertisements or advertised products; a wooden fence or barrier 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