Krithia Posted 5 August , 2009 Share Posted 5 August , 2009 Reading the Domesticities chapter of Edmund Blundens UNDERTONES OF WAR recently, he mentions a rough tramway which made him say "This must have been put down in 1914 by the Spanish Onions (he belonged to the regiment so called) ... Who were the Spanish Onions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 5 August , 2009 Share Posted 5 August , 2009 Is the Fusilier badge a clue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krithia Posted 7 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 7 August , 2009 I can see the connection, but I have not heard this nickname before for the "Fusiliers", but its a definate possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 One of the nicknames of the Grenadier Guards was "The Onion Guards" so Spanish Onions may refer to less well known nickname of one of the Fusilier Regiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 the Spanish Onions (he belonged to the regiment so called) ... Who were the Spanish Onions ? There is only one Edmund Blunden in Ancestry Medals and he was Pte 25889 Edmund J Blunden in Bedfordshire Regiment. Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 Hmm, maybe not him as this Wikipedia entry shows him to be in the Royal Sussex Regiment (11th Battalion seen elsewhere) No medal card though? Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 I always thought it was the Welsh Guards for wearing a wild leek (bit different from the modified massives that are sold in the supermarkets today). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 Paul Reed agrees with Hywyn see his http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/11sussex.htm and scroll down to 'Books' at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 Blunden was 2/Lt Edmund Charles Blunden, MC. 11 Bn. Royal Sussex. However, I thought that the South Down Regiments were called Lowther's Lambs. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krithia Posted 8 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 8 August , 2009 There is no disputing Lieutenant Edmund C Blunden, definately 11th Royal Sussex, they were the Southdowners or Lowthers Lambs. I do not think he was refering to the Sussex in the passage and I also doubt the Welsh Guards as they didn't exist in 1914. Grenadier Guards, another distinct probability. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piorun Posted 8 August , 2009 Share Posted 8 August , 2009 I also doubt the Welsh Guards as they didn't exist in 1914. Grenadier Guards, another distinct probability. Thanks all. Thanks for correcting my calendar, K You're right. I missed that by a couple of months. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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