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Bookmark or Share- This is how British troops got the nickname 'Tommies'Updated on Feb 15, 2023 8:07 AM PST. In the trenches of World War I, German and French troops would call out over the trenches looking for “Tommy” when they wanted to talk to a British soldier. You don’t hear the term quite so much anymore, but for centuries, Tommies reigned supreme.
- Tommies: A BBC Radio full cast WW1 drama - Archive.orgEnglish. A major BBC Radio 4 drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. We follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army as they experience life - and death - on the front line.
- Tommies: Did the Endearing Term for British Soldiers Actually ...The term “Tommies” is most closely associated with British soldiers who served during the First World War. However, where and how did the nickname originate? It’s a topic of debate among historians, who also question whether a serviceman named Tommy Atkins ever really existed.
- Tommy Atkins - WikipediaTommy Atkins (often just Tommy) is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. [1] It was well established during the nineteenth century, but is particularly associated with the First World War. [1] It can be used as a term of reference, or as a form of address.
- Why British Soldiers are referred to as Tommies and LimeysIt is actually derived from a name; Tommy Atkins and is known as a slang term for British soldiers of the First and Second World Wars but was also well established before then. It has since fallen out of favour, but the slang word Tom is occasionally used to refer to modern day British soldiers.
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