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Tommies (TV Series)
''Tommies'' could refer to: *Tommy Atkins - slang for a common soldier in the First World War *''Crocus tommasinianus'' - a flowering plant *Thomson's gazelle Thomson's gazelle (''Eudorcas thomsonii'') is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazell ... - a species of antelope * Tommies (radio drama) - A BBC radio drama. *The Thompson Community Singers, a gospel choir started by Milton Brunson {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Atkins
Tommy Atkins (often just Tommy) is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. It was certainly well established during the nineteenth century, but is particularly associated with the First World War. It can be used as a term of reference, or as a form of address. German soldiers would call out to "Tommy" across no man's land if they wished to speak to a British soldier. French and Commonwealth troops would also call British soldiers "Tommies". In more recent times, the term Tommy Atkins has been used less frequently, although the name "Tom" is occasionally still heard; private soldiers in the British Army's Parachute Regiment are still referred to as "Toms". Etymology ''Tommy Atkins'' or ''Thomas Atkins'' has been used as a generic name for a common British soldier for many years. The origin of the term is a subject of debate, but it is known to have been used as early as 1743. A letter sent from Jamaica about a mutiny amongst the troops says "except for those from N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocus Tommasinianus
''Crocus tommasinianus'', the woodland crocus, early crocus, or Tommasini's crocus, was named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. It is often referred to as the early or snow crocus, but these terms are shared with several other species, although ''C. tommasinianus'' is amongst the first to bloom. Multiple plants are often called tommies in the horticultural trade. Description It is a cormous perennial of the genus ''Crocus'' in the family Iridaceae with a lilac flower, and is one of the smaller of the cultivated species. It has slender flowers about long, with white perianth tubes, petals (6) pale silvery lilac to reddish purple, while the outer petals may be overlaid with silver and darker tips. A variant, ''C. tommasinianus'' f. ''albus'', is white. Its cultivars are used as ornamental plants. Height: Habitat The species in found growing around 1000 meters in woods and on sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomson's Gazelle
Thomson's gazelle (''Eudorcas thomsonii'') is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus ''Gazella'' within the subgenus ''Eudorcas'', before ''Eudorcas'' was elevated to genus status. Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. A small fast antelope, the Thomson's gazelle is claimed to have top speeds up to . It is the fourth-fastest land animal, after the cheetah (its main predator), pronghorn, and springbok. Taxonomy and etymology The current scientific name of Thomson's gazelle is ''Eudorcas thomsonii''. It is a member of the genus '' Eudorcas'' and is classified under the family Bovidae. Thomson's gazelle was first described by British zoologist Albert Günther in 1884. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommies (radio Drama)
''Tommies'' is a British radio drama series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was part of the BBC's World War I centenary season and was broadcast over four years, the same length of time as the war itself. Based on actual unit war diaries, it tells the story of a one day in the conflict exactly 100 years ago to the day of an episode's release. Most of the episodes are set in either Flanders (the trench lines of the Western Front) or the Balkans (Salonika front), while a few narrate events in Africa or the Near East. The two principal characters are Mickey Bliss, a professional signals (wireless and telephone) NCO of the Indian army, whose initiative leads to his becoming an intelligence officer, and Celestine de Tullio, an English doctor who volunteers as a medical officer with the Serbian army in the Balkans, partly to avoid both her estranged family and Mickey Bliss. The three of the radio plays are series creator and writer Jonathan Ruffle and directors David Hunter and Jonq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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