Thursday, January 10, 2008
RANDOM WWI POST
more about the 20lb loads for the troops. an officers kit bag was over, so the officer in charge of weighing, tossed it off the truck. then came the regimental band.-the musicians, yes, they had a band, they mainly were stretcher carriers, had their instruments weighed. "no horn in the world ever weighed that much, open it up". they pulled 2 spare blankets, 4 pairs socks, extra pants, and a carton of cigarettes. putting his arm in deeper, 2 apples, a tin of jam, and an egg in an undershirt.
a string of sausages was removed from a clarinet. the piccalo player had to follow the rules as nothing would fit in his.
the artillery usually got to ride horses, but they had to dismount for this troop movement and apparently, doughboys were lowly fodder.
more about the 20lb loads for the troops. an officers kit bag was over, so the officer in charge of weighing, tossed it off the truck. then came the regimental band.-the musicians, yes, they had a band, they mainly were stretcher carriers, had their instruments weighed. "no horn in the world ever weighed that much, open it up". they pulled 2 spare blankets, 4 pairs socks, extra pants, and a carton of cigarettes. putting his arm in deeper, 2 apples, a tin of jam, and an egg in an undershirt.
a string of sausages was removed from a clarinet. the piccalo player had to follow the rules as nothing would fit in his.
the artillery usually got to ride horses, but they had to dismount for this troop movement and apparently, doughboys were lowly fodder.
