phonetic alphabet

rich

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Further to the letters in PBO January, does anyone know the rest of the alphabet (used by the army in WW2) which goes
A is for 'orses
B for mutton
C for yourself
Q for hours
T for 2
X for breakfast
Y not
These are the only ones I can find out so far...over to you guys!
 
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I have often wondered this myself. You have got what I know except:

O for the wings of a dove?
 

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I now have a few more to add:

F for vescent
L for leather
M and eggs
R for mo

but where does E for bricks come from? Surely E for after would make more sense?
 
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Re: h\"E\"ave a brick (nm)

or E va Gardner, or is that post war national service along with R for Askey?

Going through this alphabet used to be an after dinner rictual whenever my Dad ( RAF W/T ) and my uncle ( Army weapons instructor ) got together - brings back happy memories.

Seeing Dad later this week and try to see what he can remember.
 

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Re: h\"E\"ave a brick (nm)

I was thinking the same about this evocative thread. My Dad, now passed on, could recite the whole alphabet without pausing. Must be something to do with creating your own entertainment.
 

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Re: h\"E\"ave a brick (nm)

My Dad always said:
B for Lamb
C for ships


As I couldn't remember D, I used to change it to
D for Beeky, Mick and Titch
K's Catalogue
N and me for fighting

Was it?
H and pains
 
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A for 'orses (or A for Gardner)
B for mutton
C for miles (or C for yourself or C for th highlanders)
D for dumb (or D for ential or D for mation)
E for brick (or E for Peron)
F for vescence (or F for had been)
G for police
H for beauty (or H for himself or H for retirement 65)
I for lutin' (or I for Novello or I for an eye or I for the girls)
J for oranges
K for teria (or K for ansis or K for restaurant)
L for leather
M for sis (or M for cream sherry or M for seema)
N for a penny (or N for lope or N for a dig)
O for the wings of a dove! (or O for the rainbow or O for the garden wall)
P for relief
Q for a bus (or Q for the theatre or Q for a song)
R for mo (or R for Askey)
S for me to know and you to find out (or S for rantsen) (or S for C)
T for two (or T for gums)
U for me (or U for instance)
V for Espana (or V for la France or V for Zapata or V for voce)
W for a bet (or W for a quid)
X for breakfast
Y for husband (or Y for mistress or Y for crying out loud)
Z for breezes (or Z for cars)
 

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Sorry to join in so late, but the ones I can remember are:

A for Gardner (or horses)
B for mutton
C for yourself (or thighlanders)
D for blind
E for brick
F for vescent
G for crying out loud
H ?
I for Novello (or an eye)
J for orange
K for terior
L for leather (or beauty)
M for sis
N?
O for the moon (or the wings of a dove)
P for relief
Q for hours
R for mo
S for Williams
T for two
U for me
V for la difference
W ?
X for breakfast
Y for mistress
Z ?

But I do remember that they all had 'for' between the letter and the 'definition'. So can anyone remember (or work out) what H, N, W and Z were for?

Incidentally, I believe that these, together with Bingo numbers, were occasionally used as extempore codes in wartime signalling.
 
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