Hi to all on PF ,
The English Language is full of poets but perhaps the most famous IMO is of course Rudyard Kipling whose epics often told the story of the British Soldier of his time . Kipling also had personal grief as he lost his son in WW1 , some say he never really recovered, the story was in an excellent programme on TV called "My Boy Jack" .
The British Army in India was full of characters both military and the local community , none so more important to the soldier was the Water Carrier ....imortalised in the poem "Gunga Din".
This is the subject of a release from a new company to me who are mainly involved in wargaming ..they are BLACK PYRAMID GAMING
who have released this piece working with someone we might have heard of Mr Steve Leadley ...aka Valiant .
The subject is part of a range called "Tales from the Raj"
Lets have a bit of info on these fellows who were at the beck and call of troops providing such important liquid in animal skins , very heavy, announcing their arrival with battered bugles if possible
, in the main they very poor , some even wanted to join the army in India , this was the wish of Gunga Din in the poem but it was not to be yet he gave his life to save another .
The story was made into a film in 1939 starring many famous actors and its a good watch ...all in the guise of research of course!!!
The poem itself is included along with many others in a wonderful book called "Kiplings Soldiers" , and as a great bonus to the poems all which make very good reading we have colour pictures by Bryan Fosten...get this book its a great addition to the bookshelf.
This is also a very good book to have a look at :
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The English Language is full of poets but perhaps the most famous IMO is of course Rudyard Kipling whose epics often told the story of the British Soldier of his time . Kipling also had personal grief as he lost his son in WW1 , some say he never really recovered, the story was in an excellent programme on TV called "My Boy Jack" .
The British Army in India was full of characters both military and the local community , none so more important to the soldier was the Water Carrier ....imortalised in the poem "Gunga Din".
This is the subject of a release from a new company to me who are mainly involved in wargaming ..they are BLACK PYRAMID GAMING
The subject is part of a range called "Tales from the Raj"
Lets have a bit of info on these fellows who were at the beck and call of troops providing such important liquid in animal skins , very heavy, announcing their arrival with battered bugles if possible
The story was made into a film in 1939 starring many famous actors and its a good watch ...all in the guise of research of course!!!
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