tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post1329094897512970091..comments2023-10-29T18:28:11.259+11:00Comments on Diary of EW Manifold - WWI: Diary Entry - 6th January, 1916zmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-45312623942926708382011-01-08T21:26:39.759+11:002011-01-08T21:26:39.759+11:00It's an absurd name.It's an absurd name.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-19934435543507071372011-01-08T08:00:25.079+11:002011-01-08T08:00:25.079+11:00I have updated the map to include Wingles which is...I have updated the map to include Wingles which is way out to the SE ... http://jstorry.blogspot.com/2010/12/walford-manifolds-ww1-diary.htmlJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-7710056250158554962011-01-08T07:51:31.077+11:002011-01-08T07:51:31.077+11:00Ahha ... I was too slow ... goodo ...Ahha ... I was too slow ... goodo ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-79684194059219050832011-01-06T18:44:00.755+11:002011-01-06T18:44:00.755+11:00Thank you, Glenn, that's invaluable, please ke...Thank you, Glenn, that's invaluable, please keep any other similar information coming (I worry I'm getting all the ordnance wrong, going on my grandfather's handwriting, and the fact he is writing under conditions that are far from calm.)_ I will amend 'verries' to 'Very's' in the relevant post tomorrow morning.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498508647279206257.post-76555436555720895202011-01-06T18:32:02.803+11:002011-01-06T18:32:02.803+11:00this might be in the wrong post
explanation of th...this might be in the wrong post<br /><br />explanation of the verries light mentioned earlier on <br /><br />Very flares (named after E. W. Very, 1847–1907, US inventor) were signal flares, fired from a pistol (flare gun), used during World War I and World War II (and still used today). They were produced in three color variants: green, red, and "white star."<br /><br />The flares come in two sizes: 1-inch (26.5 mm) and 1.5-inch (38 mm); both sizes have a "burn time" of approximately five seconds.<br /><br />When radio silence was important aircraft and ground forces used the flares in colour combinations as specific-action signals and recognition signalsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159053815911433635noreply@blogger.com