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Ist Battalion The Sherwood Foresters Part 8 - On The Way To Blighty
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Subject :Ist Battalion The Sherwood Foresters Part 8 - On the Way to Blighty
Published By : None
Location : At Sea
Estimated Year : 1960
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Lennie Brookes, UK
Remark : These two photographs show members of 3 Platoon on board a troopship heading for UK, they having finished their tour in Malaya.
Wikipedia defines 'Blighty' as:
To go to Part 1 of the Sherwood Foresters photographs, click here.
To go to Part 9 of the Sherwood Foresters, A Troopship Berthing Card, click here.
To read about typical troopships of this era, click here.
Wikipedia defines 'Blighty' as:
"Blighty is an English slang term for Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word vilâyatî (विलायती) (pronounced bilâti in many Indian dialects and languages) meaning a foreigner, a word which itself is derived from the Arabic word wilayat, meaning a kingdom or ministry. The term was more common in the latter days of the British Raj, but can now be considered self-consciously archaic and, when used by some speakers younger than the dissolution of the British Empire, can be intended slightly ironically. It is more commonly used as a term of endearment by the expatriate British community, or those on holiday to refer to home."
To go to Part 1 of the Sherwood Foresters photographs, click here.
To go to Part 9 of the Sherwood Foresters, A Troopship Berthing Card, click here.
To read about typical troopships of this era, click here.
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