Comments by "" (@CricketEngland) on "The History Chap" channel.

  1. I believe Jack Jones father appeared in series 1 of Dads Army as the curator of the Peabody museum of army weapons
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  2. And could your honestly say you could kill somebody in cold blood just for a few inches of mud
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  3. It’s on DVD so widely available to watch They did try an make an American version with Jewish soldiers but that never went past its pilot episode
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  4. Wasn’t it a fact that more Home Gard members killed themselves while on active service than were killed by the German army?
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  5. I’d say his better and more well known catchphrase was “they don’t like it uppem”
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  6. The expression 'to take the King's shilling', meant to sign up to join the Army. Rather like with the 'prest' money for the 'impressed' man, a bonus payment of a shilling was offered to tempt lowly-paid workers to leave their trade. An average daily wage during the Napoleonic period was 2p, so at 12p to a shilling, this represented six days wages in one go. And once the shilling had been accepted, it was almost impossible to leave the Army. Since the Army was not seen as an attractive career, recruiting sergeants often had to use less than honest methods to secure their 'prey', such as getting the prospective recruit drunk, placing the shilling into his pocket and then hauling him before the magistrate the following morning (still hungover) to get him to accept the fact that he was now in the Army. Sometimes the 'King's shilling' was hidden in the bottom of a pewter tankard (having drunk his pint, the unfortunate drinker found that he had unwittingly accepted the King's offer). As a result, some tankards were made with glass bottoms.
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  7. Such a shame Arnold Ridley fell on hard times and had to sell the rights to “the Ghost Train” for £500 (which was a lot of money at the time)… Seeing it went on to make a fair penny in Royalties for its new owner
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