MILITARY "TERMS" DEFINED
A piece of paper picked up in one of the. British trendies in Gallipoh by a. sergeant who has sineo b;en. killed contains ."some amusing "definitions" of certain military terms, from which we select the ing:Patriot.—A ma-r, under S5 who joins the local volunteer organisation. He is known to have killed at least 10 Germans —after the supper deciding- <j£i"th* formation of a drum and fife hand. _ florae Defence.— The path of least resistance, which, if continued indefinitely, leads to a me-dal. _ Platoon.—A -hody 0 f raen wllo , S p e3l(i theiii-. tiir.n competing, with mules in the carrying nut of their useful task. Funic Hole.—A depression in the eaxth caused by • frightened men. hastened by shrapnel. Advanced Redoubt.— A piace of land entirely surrounded bv Turks. Fs,U<rue Party.—A body of willing men, grumbling.
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Evening Star, Issue 15907, 13 September 1915, Page 7
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137MILITARY "TERMS" DEFINED Evening Star, Issue 15907, 13 September 1915, Page 7
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