afghan war then

[spike.t]

we are having a bit of a clear out and my grandfather was in the indian army before independance and had lots of the different regiments coats of arms on wooden shields. i found this one and things havent changed too much it seems if you read the motto...

 

[BRICKBURN]

NO SHI*!

 

[Wheels]

Pretty neat piece of family history you have there Mike.


Every time I see/hear something related to the Anglo/Afghan wars, I recall the last stanza of Kipling's "Young British Soldier":

When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.


Lets you know how bad it could be sometimes.


Thanks for sharing.

 

[spike.t]

when you look through them you never realised how many different regiments there were with some great sounding names. i will go and look through them and put some others on. some have been lost as i can remember a lot more of the shields when i was small in their cottage over in the uk than there are now.

 

[adgunner]

How little it has changed "Kabul to Kandahar"..... my first tour with parts of my regiment 2002 in Kabul, second tour for me 2006 Kandahar. Makes you wonder....

 

[spike.t]

here are a few more old regiments

 

[Wheels]

Really neat heirlooms!