Author Topic: private 79184 william rodaway (Read 16608 times)

tonyrod · « **Reply #30 on:** February 26, 2008, 02:59:16 PM »

hi , going by all the charges and punishment, would you think this average for a young soldier, or as i think he was not very happy finding his mother was getting him out .and just had a go back. tony

Wendi · « **Reply #31 on:** February 26, 2008, 05:15:36 PM »

Quote from: Wendi on February 25, 2008, 08:39:04 PM

'cos of the noise the chains made when the chained together soldiers came out of the guard house

Well I like the idea but as it's not right I wonder where the word Jankers comes from

Tony !

Quote from: tonyrod on November 19, 2007, 03:59:09 PM

he was only a lad but hard as nails, back home in liverpool after the war he was a minder i was told for bessy braddock the liverpool mp

Wendi

timberman · « **Reply #32 on:** February 26, 2008, 07:13:38 PM »

Hello Wendi

The only meaning I could find, Like a lot of other slang words it just found it's way into every day life.

jan·kers [ jángk?rs ]
noun

Definition:

U.K. military punishment: punishment for a serviceman or servicewoman who has committed a military offense ( slang )

[Early 20th century. Origin ?]

Timberman

tonyrod · « **Reply #33 on:** February 26, 2008, 07:48:12 PM »

hi wendi, with me not being in the services $:-\$
i dont know if his record was normal or just a bit over the top,and it was war time.

Wendi · « **Reply #34 on:** February 26, 2008, 08:16:48 PM »

Tony I really have not seen enough to comment, but I do wonder how much he would have known about his mum was trying to get him out, I guess it's possible.

It does appear that he didn't start kicking off until he had been in some 7 or so months, but this could be due to training etc ?

Wendi

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