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Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 31 Aug, 2008 6:03 pm

Steve Jones wrote: it was called the West Riding because it was next door to the Army Recruiting Office (now a gentlemens club) which at one time recruited for the West Riding Regiment I believe. AAh! Was that the Duke of Wellingtons or was that a different regiment?

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Sun 31 Aug, 2008 8:03 pm

Thats the regiment.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 31 Aug, 2008 9:21 pm

Steve Jones wrote: Thats the regiment. My dad used to call them "the mucky Dukes" I always thought that they drew their main strength from in and around Halifax.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 9:24 am

My great grandad fought with The Dukes in the First World War, and survived. I have his cap-badge. He was called up from the Reserve in 1914, in Leeds. Their main centre of recruitment was Halifax, but I believe their men were from all over the West Riding. Their motto is at the bottom of my posts.As previously mentioned in another thread, the WRCC pencils we had at school (Pudsey, pre-1974) were red with white printing, and had the Kerb Drill on them. The Izal toilet paper we were issued, had WRCC - NOW WASH YOUR HANDS printed on it.

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 10:37 am

Si wrote: My great grandad fought with The Dukes in the First World War, and survived. I have his cap-badge. He was called up from the Reserve in 1914, in Leeds. Their main centre of recruitment was Halifax, but I believe their men were from all over the West Riding.As previously mentioned in another thread, the WRCC pencils we had at school (Pudsey, pre-1974) were red with white printing, and had the Kerb Drill on them. The Izal toilet paper we were issued, had WRCC - NOW WASH YOUR HANDS printed on it. Yes,and it should have also read:-"Now wash your lower back as this toilet paper is bound to have slipped out of your crack!"

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 5:05 pm

When I was in the Army Cadets in the early/mid40's (ere we go!),I was in the 2nd (Cadet)battalionof the West Yorkshire Regiment based at BlenheimSchool. We used to have inter regimental competitionsfor football and boxing. Our main opponents seemedalways to be The Duke Of Wellington's Regt. We always called them 'The Dirty Dukes!' I think one of their companieswas based in Guiseley as I had a rival from 'The Dukes'for my current girl friend when we were at a party. I thinkhe won! He had a boxing trophy!Si an'cnosi! Instead of using Izal paper, couldn't youhave worked it out in 'Logs' with one of thoseWRCC pencils? Just a thought. lol!

Si · Post by Si » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 5:09 pm

arry awk wrote: When I was in the Army Cadets in the early/mid40's (ere we go!),I was in the 2nd (Cadet)battalionof the West Yorkshire Regiment based at BlenheimSchool. We used to have inter regimental competitionsfor football and boxing. Our main opponents seemedalways to be The Duke Of Wellington's Regt. We always called them 'The Dirty Dukes!' I think one of their companieswas based in Guiseley as I had a rival from 'The Dukes'for my current girl friend when we were at a party. I thinkhe won! He had a boxing trophy!Si an'cnosi! Instead of using Izal paper, couldn't youhave worked it out in 'Logs' with one of thoseWRCC pencils? Just a thought. lol! Speaking of mathematical jokes, there are three types of people in this world, Arry - those who can do maths, and those that can't!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 5:31 pm

Guess I make the fourth one!

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 9:16 pm

cnosni wrote: Si wrote: My great grandad fought with The Dukes in the First World War, and survived. I have his cap-badge. He was called up from the Reserve in 1914, in Leeds. Their main centre of recruitment was Halifax, but I believe their men were from all over the West Riding.As previously mentioned in another thread, the WRCC pencils we had at school (Pudsey, pre-1974) were red with white printing, and had the Kerb Drill on them. The Izal toilet paper we were issued, had WRCC - NOW WASH YOUR HANDS printed on it. Yes,and it should have also read:-"Now wash your lower back as this toilet paper is bound to have slipped out of your crack!" LOL!! You should have included that in Things you Don't see Any More-Thank God!

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Tue 02 Sep, 2008 11:47 am

Si wrote: Speaking of mathematical jokes, there are three types of people in this world, Arry - those who can do maths, and those that can't! And there also 10 kinds of people who understand binary those that can and those that can't.