Not a 'Kiplingism'. For all of my adult service, The Gloucestershire
Regiment were known as the Glosters, and we wore brass shoulder titles
bearing that in shirt sleeve summer order.
Yours
Christopher Newbould
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Subject: Re: CARRINGTON EXTRACTS - Query 14
Dear Alastair,
There is an interesting database of USA newspapers ("Chronicling America" of
the Library of Congress) that may be useful for your American searches:
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
It is fitted with very user-friendly search:
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/#tab=tab_advanced_search
I've tried Gloster / Gloucester / Mass. / Massachusetts in different
combinations, and my conclusion is: it's an anglicism (or, if you wish,
"kiplingism").
Yours,
Yan S.
A> On 1 July 1895, the 'Extracts' record "We all go to Gloster"
A> (Gloucester, Mass., is meant, of course) - Gloster is (or was,
A> anyway), quite frequently used as an abbreviation for Gloucester in
A> England. Was it, is it still, so used in the USA, or is this another
A> anglicism that Carrie has picked up?
A> /Alastair Wilson/
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