scragend Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Sorry if this is a silly question, but... In the case of a battalion such as the 1/4th Norfolks etc., how do you say the "1/4th" bit? Is it just "fourth", or "one-fourth", "first-fourth" etc. I understand that the "1/" signifies a Territorial battalion, but have only ever seen it written down. I just wondered how to say it before I end up making a fool of myself. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gericht 1914 Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Sorry if this is a silly question, but... In the case of a battalion such as the 1/4th Norfolks etc., how do you say the "1/4th" bit? Is it just "fourth", or "one-fourth", "first-fourth" etc. I understand that the "1/" signifies a Territorial battalion, but have only ever seen it written down. I just wondered how to say it before I end up making a fool of myself. Thanks "First Fourth" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Sorry if this is a silly question, but... In the case of a battalion such as the 1/4th Norfolks etc., how do you say the "1/4th" bit? Is it just "fourth", or "one-fourth", "first-fourth" etc. I understand that the "1/" signifies a Territorial battalion, but have only ever seen it written down. I just wondered how to say it before I end up making a fool of myself. Thanks In the U.S. military, you would normally say "first of the fourth". For example, the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry regiment, was normally written 4/9 infantry, but was orally called "the fourth of the ninth". Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scragend Posted 21 January , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 22 January , 2006 Share Posted 22 January , 2006 Sorry if this is a silly question, but... In the case of a battalion such as the 1/4th Norfolks etc., how do you say the "1/4th" bit? Is it just "fourth", or "one-fourth", "first-fourth" etc. I understand that the "1/" signifies a Territorial battalion, but have only ever seen it written down. I just wondered how to say it before I end up making a fool of myself. Thanks While there are no silly questions, there are, occasionally, silly answers. When in the 4/5 Black Watch, we pronounced it as " fourth fifth". The 6/7 Black Watch however, was pronounced " these &^%$£ Fife *(+_^ ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scragend Posted 22 January , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2006 While there are no silly questions, there are, occasionally, silly answers. When in the 4/5 Black Watch, we pronounced it as " fourth fifth". The 6/7 Black Watch however, was pronounced " these &^%$£ Fife *(+_^ ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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