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Category: Attitudes/Opinions - Towards the Army
R.Ross-Douglas (Gallipoli) "I am sick and tired of all the mismanagement and silly red tape, and of the overweening pride and violence (?) of the officers and N.C.O's as the vulgarity of the men ... the whole system is one of oppression, it makes me desparately lonely ... ugliest thing in the world".
Category: Attitudes/Opinions - Towards the Army
See incomplete letter from Harry Glover, held with papers of J.E.Pallister (DF) "I never dreamt I could of stud it (sic)". Wishes he could get a blighty - "Good luck to him or anyone else that gets out of this".
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Category: Attitudes/Opinions - Towards the Army
J.Reading (GS) Diary 25.11.18 - Arrival in France "many of the town kiddies knew a fair amount of English but the [British] soldiers disgusted me by shouting "Jiggy-Jig" at everyone and on all occasions".
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Category: Attitudes/Opinions - Towards the Army
R.S. Stancliffe (GS) Letter 15/2 (25.1.15) concerning useless paperwork 'The only person who does matter a damn is the waste paper basket'
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Category: Attitudes/Opinions - Towards the Army
K Robert-Wray (GS). Typed transcript of tape 482. Attitude towards fellow soldiers as regards theft of items of achievement, page 8/9
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