Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.
Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts cla… - Patrick Macgill
Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts cla…
- Patrick Macgill
A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway, and followed our merry pipers… - Patrick Macgill
A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway, and followed our merry pipers…
Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe. - Patrick Macgill
Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.
Every battalion has its marching songs. - Patrick Macgill
Every battalion has its marching songs.
To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill. - Patrick Macgill
To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the… - Patrick Macgill
Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the…
I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning towards military life, but who joined th… - Patrick Macgill
I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning towards military life, but who joined th…
Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself shor… - Patrick Macgill
Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself shor…
The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of fourteen hours intervenes be… - Patrick Macgill
The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of fourteen hours intervenes be…
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