Baptism of Fire

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Baptism of Fire</B>   |   <A HREF="id242.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Title 242"><U>Title 242</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id250.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Battalion Links"><U>Battalion Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id287.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="photo"><U>photo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id252.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="54th Battalion"><U>54th Battalion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id384.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="phoforum"><U>phoforum</U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC9900" FACE="Arial" > <STYLE>  </STYLE>  </FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> WW1 Slang</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="708" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#999980" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2626 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>alleyman</B> </div> <div> British for a German (from the French <I>Allemand</I>, meaning German) </div> <div> <B>ammos</B> </div> <div> standard issue boots </div> <div> <B>antonio</B> </div> <div> Portuguese soldier </div> <div> <B>archie</B> </div> <div> anti-aircraft fire </div> <div> <B>banjo</B> </div> <div> Aussie for shovel </div> <div> <B>barker</B> </div> <div> sausage (thinking they were made of dog meat) also referred to a pistol. </div> <div> <B>boko</B> </div> <div> a lot (from the French <I>beaucoup</I>) </div> <div> <B>bonk, to</B> </div> <div> shell with artillery fire </div> <div> <B>bonzer</B> </div> <div> good, cool </div> <div> <B>bung</B> </div> <div> cheese </div> <div> <B>burgoo</B> </div> <div> porridge </div> <div> <B>buzzer</B> </div> <div> field telephone </div> <div> <B>chit</B> </div> <div> written message </div> <div> <B>chub</B> </div> <div> Shut up! </div> <div> <B>conchie</B> </div> <div> conscientious objector </div> <div> <B>crump</B> </div> <div> shell-burst </div> <div> <B>digger</B> </div> <div> ANZAC </div> <div> <B>dixie</B> </div> <div> food container </div> <div> <B>duck board</B> </div> <div> the boards used to line the bottom of trenches </div> <div> <B>egg</B> </div> <div> hand grenade (or bomb) </div> <div> <B>emma gee</B> </div> <div> machine gun (phonetic) </div> <div> <B>ersatz</B> </div> <div> German reserves </div> <div> <B>fleabag</B> </div> <div> sleeping bag/bedroll (often referring to that of an officer) </div> <div> <B>fritz</B> </div> <div> a German </div> <div> <B>furphie</B> </div> <div> Aussie for rumour </div> <div> <B>heinie</B> </div> <div> a German </div> <div> <B>hop the bags</B> </div> <div> going over the top </div> <div> <B>igaree</B> </div> <div> Aussie for "hurry up!" (alternate spelling: Iggry) </div> <div> <B>kitch</B> </div> <div> Aussie term for British soldiers (from Kitchener) </div> <div> <B>maconochie</B> </div> <div> canned stew </div> <div> <B>napoo</B> </div> <div> done, used up </div> <div> <B>phutt</B> </div> <div> to stop functioning </div> <div> <B>possie</B> </div> <div> Aussie for position. As in "we"ve got a good possie here" </div> <div> <B>possy</B> </div> <div> Jam. Not to be confused with "possie" </div> <div> <B>provo</B> </div> <div> military police </div> <div> <B>ragtime</B> </div> <div> disorderly/absurd </div> <div> <B>rooti</B> </div> <div> bread </div> <div> <B>rosalie</B> </div> <div> French for bayonet </div> <div> <B>sammy</B> </div> <div> early name for American soldiers </div> <div> <B>san fairy ann</B> </div> <div> British term of resignation - "it just doesn't matter" (from the French <I>Ca ne fait rien</I>) </div> <div> <B>sausage</B> </div> <div> observation balloon </div> <div> <B>skilly</B> </div> <div> gruel </div> <div> <B>stunt</B> </div> <div> an attack or raid </div> <div> <B>toc emma</B> </div> <div> trench mortar (phonetic) </div> <div> <B>uncle charlie</B> </div> <div> full marching orders </div> <div> <B>yperite</B> </div> <div> mustard gas </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Sources - </B><A HREF="http://www.worldwar1.com/bierhaus.htm#songs" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.worldwar1.com/bierhaus.htm#so"><U><B>Trenches on the Web</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <style>  </style>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>