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Volunteers using dum dum bullets in 1916

TerrorFirmer · 2007-10-17 21:00:05

So, did they, or didn't they? Hard to find many sources, other then a few scant references to Nursing staff claiming that the wounds were clearly a sign of hollow ammunition being used. Also, you have The Plough and the Stars making reference to use of such ammuntion - now I know it's just a play, but perhaps taken from…

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#32 30-10-2007 1:03pm
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Jackie laughlin wrote: »

Would you have a bit of sense, there's no possibility that that could be construed as ridicule. It was a point made in relation to the diverse pedigree of the Irish.

I heard a fella in the pub saying that they knew Mountbatten had dandiriff as Head and Shoulders were found on the beach. Now "there's no possibility that that could be construed as ridicule . It was a point made in relation to the " type of shampoo he used

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#33 30-10-2007 2:48pm
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Jackie laughlin wrote: »

Templeton,
It's a long, long time since I was there. I'll never go back because of the yard.

doesn't sound like someone who would ridicule the 1916 executions.:rolleyes:

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#34 01-11-2007 9:45pm
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Fratton,
God, that was a decent thing you just did. Thank you.

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