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Old Contemptibles Parade in Aldershot       View larger image (Estimated download time 12 secs with a 56k modem) Brief Description: The "Old Contemptibles", veterans of World War One, parade down Wellington Avenue after the annual service in the Royal Garrison Church on Sunday 29th August 1958 Subject Date: 29 August 1958 Creator: Copied by: Colonel Howard Cole - donator Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service   Full Description: The "Old Contemptibles" nickname is derived, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, from an order issued during World War One, when Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany ordered his troops to "walk over General French's contemptible little army". The World War I veterans proudly wearing their medals march down Wellington Avenue. The Royal Garrison Church of All Saints, known locally as The Red Church from the colour of its brickwork, is in the right background.   Place: Aldershot, Hampshire Subject: Army, Veterans, World War One, Royal Garrison Church, Old Contemptibles Content Type: Photograph Location: Aldershot Library Local Ref: M 8 Unique ID: hs-hl-hs7402-i-00-000.jpg

 

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