‘Yomping’ was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long … [Read more...]
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The Yompers – With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
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February 11, 2012 By Pen and Sword Books
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Great Britain in the 15th and 16th Centuries was a place of many small parishes, some very rural and isolated. Most of these villages did have their … [Read more...]
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