just the romour that was circulating last year about a purchase of the property and so on.... glad to see it's still a reality. see you there ... ...
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Annette and Lloyd Gower
agower@...
Mar 26, 2000 12:45 am
... From: "james barnwell" <barnlll@...> To: <WarOf1812@onelist.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [WarOf1812] Reenacting...
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Jim
jim@...
Mar 26, 2000 10:29 pm
... From: <BritcomHMP@...> To: <WarOf1812@onelist.com> Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 5:13 PM Subject: [WarOf1812] Waterloo 2001 confirmation ... Tim, Have...
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BritcomHMP@...
Mar 26, 2000 11:00 pm
Dear Jim, No we do not have a firm date, however the projected date will be the nearest weekend to the 18th of June. I have recently written to M. Vander...
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Anne Woodley
awoodley@...
Mar 27, 2000 2:27 am
Hi all I just thought you might want to read about this. I manage a few lists on ONELIST and over the weekend they snuck in a new feature which is really ...
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Anne Woodley
awoodley@...
Mar 27, 2000 3:47 am
RE FAMILY FILTER Not having all the information when I sent out the original notice I went on another discussion which implied that this Family Filter affects...
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Larry Lozon
lalozon@...
Mar 27, 2000 11:03 pm
... From: Paul Kelly <kelly1812@...> Looking for a sgt's tool? Dave Dennis has found someone to make them out of steel in Calgary! (Alberta, Canada) He...
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Roger Fuller
fullerfamily@...
Mar 28, 2000 12:54 am
Anybody have a pic of said item? Roger 3/95th (Rifles) ... From: Larry Lozon <lalozon@...> To: Undisclosed.Recipients@... ...
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Larry Lozon
lalozon@...
Mar 28, 2000 1:01 am
Roger: You got what I got. Sgt's tool is usually a hammer with a screw-driver handle. head bout 2" and handle bout 3" give or take a metre or so ...
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Len Heidebrecht
lheidebrecht@...
Mar 28, 2000 4:25 am
I believe you are describing an 'T' type American style Sergeant's Tool, with hammer screwdriver and vent prick ends. The British style is 'Y'shaped with two...
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Marilyn Penner
mpenner@...
Mar 28, 2000 3:19 pm
Hello: Please explain to this neophyte how, when, where, why a Sgt's Tool [sergeant's tool?] is used and why it was given it's name. Was it to be used only by...
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Craig Williams
sgtwarnr@...
Mar 28, 2000 3:39 pm
A "Sergeants" tool is a "pocket tool" made for use with a soldiers firearm. They provided the soldier with the basic implements to dismantle and maintain their...
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Larry Lozon
lalozon@...
Mar 28, 2000 7:22 pm
So many with the same question: "...What is a Sgt's tool ? ..." If you contact Dave Dennis <ucc@...> he will send you a photo. I was uncertain if it was...
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Dan
musketballs@...
Mar 28, 2000 10:55 pm
... HA! I figured it was a bottle opener. I guess you don't need that when you carry a bayonet, right? Dan __________________________________________________ ...
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Craig Williams
sgtwarnr@...
Mar 28, 2000 11:06 pm
Dan I imagine that there isn't a beer bottle made that is safe as long as you have two teeth,one in each plate,opposing one another...kinda like a cartridge? ...
In a message dated 28/3/2000 5:00:53 PM, lalozon@... writes: << The ONElist Web site will have brief, intermittent outages due to scheduled maintenance...
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Marilyn Penner
mpenner@...
Mar 29, 2000 3:23 pm
Dear Craig: Next Battle of York Day, I must keep my eyes open during the dinner hour, to see the technique. Speaking of which, in polite company, what was the...
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Scott Jeznach
scottj@...
Mar 29, 2000 3:53 pm
... during meals? How did it differ between the officers and men? What did they do in impolite company? There's probably more knowledgeable members who can...
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Larry Lozon
lalozon@...
Mar 29, 2000 7:27 pm
Re an "E" From: "Marilyn Penner" <mpenner@...> ....what was the military ettiquette during meals? How did it differ between the officers and men?...
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Craig Williams
sgtwarnr@...
Mar 29, 2000 7:38 pm
I believe that you will find an excellent paper on messing arrangements in the British army (other ranks) at the Discriminating General" website. NOLITE TE...
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Anne Woodley
awoodley@...
Mar 29, 2000 8:02 pm
Hi Has anyone ever heard of this book - or the author? ... Author: Liam Sumption. Title: "Confidential Gentlemen on Confidential Service: (Irregular and...
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ninety3rd@...
Mar 29, 2000 8:04 pm
There are good first hand accounts of messes and such in some books I recall as "The Subaltern Officer" by Cpt George Wood, "25 Years in the Rifle Brigade" by...
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Len Heidebrecht
lheidebrecht@...
Mar 30, 2000 12:08 am
Hi Listoids, There is an excellent work by Cruikshank and Burton, called Life in the Georgian City,Viking Pub, London 1990. A large portion of this work is...
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MAXINE TROTTIER
maxitrot@...
Mar 31, 2000 9:16 pm
I spoke to a cooper who will be at Fanshawe in May. My unit is looking for kegs. Might you contact me off the list? Max Maxine Trottier maxitrot@... ...
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MAXINE TROTTIER
maxitrot@...
Mar 31, 2000 9:44 pm
What are reversed colours for fifers? Did this change between the period of the Rev War and 1812? Max Maxine Trottier maxitrot@... ...
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Larry Lozon
lalozon@...
Mar 31, 2000 10:16 pm
Re and "E"From: MAXINE TROTTIER <maxitrot@...> What are reversed colours for fifers? Did this change between the period of the Rev War and 1812? ...
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Kevin Windsor
kwind25@...
Mar 31, 2000 10:26 pm
Reverse colours means just that. If you have a Reg't wearing red tunics with green facings (cuffs and collars) then the fifer and drummer will wear green...
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IX Regiment
ixreg@...
Mar 31, 2000 11:57 pm
In message <000d01bf9b5e$7a6da3a0$843c1cd0@default>, Larry Lozon <lalozon@...> writes ... And are called Canaries :-) IX Regiment ... -- IX Regiment...
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BritcomHMP@...
Apr 1, 2000 6:12 am
In a message dated 3/31/2000 4:33:29 PM Central Standard Time, kwind25@... writes: << Not much of a change between Rev war and 1812 I do know that...