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The figure may even have been cut as a motivational act by the mustering army itself. Not so far away are the Fovant monumental badges, cut for similar reasons
by kitd 3y ago
The figure may even have been cut as a motivational act by the mustering army itself. Not so far away are the Fovant monumental badges, cut for similar reasons by WW1 soldiers preparing to go to France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fovant_Badges https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fovant_Badges
- matthewfelgate 3y agoWow thanks for sharing these, I had never heard of these!
- jameshart 3y agoThanks for sharing that link. Today I learned of the “Post Office Rifles”, which sound like something from a Terry Pratchett novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Rifles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Rifles The fact they’re commemorated in the Wiltshire chalk makes it even more Pratchettian. Also the “Bulford Kiwi” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulford_Kiwi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulford_Kiwi “one of the few hill figures in Wiltshire to be neither a white horse nor a military badge”
- mrob 3y ago>The fact they’re commemorated in the Wiltshire chalk makes it even more Pratchettian. To explain, Pratchett lived in Broad Chalke, only a few miles from Fovant. As somebody curious about many things, and living so close to them, I think it's likely that he saw the Fovant Badges.