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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_185956" /> == | |||
<p> The British soldier, as Jack Tar is the British sailor, from a hypothetical name inserted in a War Office schedule at one time issued to each soldier. </p> | <p> Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; - said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80827" /> == | |||
<p> The British soldier, as [[Jack]] [[Tar]] is the British sailor, from a hypothetical name inserted in a War Office schedule at one time issued to each soldier. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_185956"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/tommy+atkins Tommy Atkins from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80827"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tommy+atkins Tommy Atkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80827"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tommy+atkins Tommy Atkins from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; - said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The British soldier, as Jack Tar is the British sailor, from a hypothetical name inserted in a War Office schedule at one time issued to each soldier.
