PhilB Posted 15 November , 2005 Share Posted 15 November , 2005 In Alan Mallinson`s books, private soldiers frequently refer derisively to servants as "bl**dy f*rt catchers". This is fiction based in Napoleonic times but does it represent a common attitude and were there signs of it in WW1? How did WW1 soldiers (who weren`t servants) view the job of being a servant? Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 15 November , 2005 Share Posted 15 November , 2005 with extra remuneration and with a good opportunity to hear gossip, and perhaps a slight edge in food, cleanliness and just, perhaps just, a slightly safer time except in the assault, when he would accompany his 'bloke'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 15 November , 2005 Share Posted 15 November , 2005 Do you mean how did soldiers who were servants feel, or how did soldiers who were not servants feel about soldiers who were? Or both? Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 15 November , 2005 Author Share Posted 15 November , 2005 Do you mean how did soldiers who were servants feel, or how did soldiers who were not servants feel about soldiers who were? Or both? Robert <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The latter! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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