| 单词 | signaller |
| 例句 | Tommies, a series of plays narrated across the four years of war, revolves around British Empire soldiers, focusing on a sergeant in the Lahore division of the Indian army and a group of signallers. BBC reveals World War I season 2013-10-16T14:35:21Z Wright's second world war service was spent as a signaller in the Royal Navy. Geoffrey Wright obituary 2010-12-07T18:28:00Z A recording of the driver showed he queried with a signaller if any reduced speed was needed to return north. Stonehaven derailment: Almost £1m paid in damages 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z However, this did not herald a resolution to the disputes with the train companies, despite signallers and maintenance workers at Network Rail accepting a deal in March. Train drivers strikes could continue in to Christmas, as fresh disruption begins 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z She was told a dog had just been found and after making a phone call the signaller broke the good news. Driver stops train to rescue frightened pug 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Rail strikes have had much less impact since the signallers and other Network Rail staff agreed a pay deal to end their campaign. Train strikes: How have they affected the economy? 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Separately, RMT members who work as maintenance workers and signallers at Network Rail voted to accept a deal in March, ending that dispute. Train strikes: Passengers warned of significant disruption 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z A transport ministry official said issues such as secure mobile communications between drivers and signallers and lighting in tunnels have been addressed. Greek passenger trains resume at lower speeds on route of deadly crash 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z After the war ended, he re-enlisted in the RAF, working as a signaller. Funeral for WW2 veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown moved as crowds expected 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z Members at the organisation, which employs maintenance workers and signallers, were due to walk out on 16 March alongside train company staff. RMT members suspend strike action at Network Rail 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z When the signallers joined the strikes, up to 90% of trains would be cancelled. Train strikes: How have they affected the economy? 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z "Of course, that was contacting the signaller to get permission and authorisation to do anything before we step outside and try to retrieve the puppy." Puppy rescued from busy railway by trainee driver 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The union represents staff at Network Rail who maintain the railways, such as signallers and maintenance workers, as well as workers at 14 train operating companies. Rail strikes: Students frustrated by Christmas walk-outs 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The RMT represents staff at Network Rail, who maintain the railways and include signallers and maintenance workers. December train strikes: Union told not to hold country 'to ransom' 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The RDG offer is separate to negotiations with Network Rail, which maintains the railways throughout Britain and employs signallers and maintenance workers - about half of the workers in the dispute. Extra train strikes planned over Christmas 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z That differs from RMT strikes, which also involve Network Rail signallers and therefore cause nationwide disruption. More rail disruption expected as 9,000 train drivers strike 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Services will be affected on Wednesday 5 October, when train drivers in the Aslef union walk out, and Saturday 8 October, due to industrial action involving rail workers including signallers who are in the RMT. Rail strikes: Passengers urged not to travel during walkout 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z It is not possible to run trains without signallers, and only a fraction can run with the available contingency staffing. Train strikes cause more disruption for passengers 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The RMT dispute centres around whether workers, including guards, signallers, catering staff and cleaners, will receive pay rises to keep up with the sharply rising cost of living. ScotRail 'frustrated' by three-day impact of UK strikes 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z All train operators, including Transport for London, will be affected by the strike as Network Rail's signallers control train movements across Great Britain. Train strikes: People told not to travel by rail during walkouts 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The dispute centres around whether workers, including guards, signallers, catering staff and cleaners, will receive pay rises to keep up with the sharply rising cost of living. ScotRail warns of major service cuts during UK-wide strikes 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z But the Welsh government said Network Rail had prioritised deploying some "contingent signallers" to keep lines running across the border. Rail strikes: Drakeford claim staff moved from Wales to England denied 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Transport for Wales is not involved in the dispute, that includes guards, catering staff, signallers and track maintenance workers, but cannot run services as Network Rail maintains tracks in Wales. Rail strikes: Wales to be hit by biggest rail strike in 30 years 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Rail workers like maintenance staff, signallers and operations teams are in dispute. Rail Strike: How Wales will be affected by the walkout 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z "That's because the vast majority of our lines rely on Network Rail signallers to keep the trains moving," he said. Rail strike: Transport for Wales running one route during action 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z RMT members include everyone from drivers, guards and catering staff to signallers and track maintenance workers. Rail strike: When could it be and which lines would be affected? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z If Network Rail staff, which include signallers, walk out, it will affect both passenger services and the movement of goods by train, including bulk consignments of fuel and some food, experts say. Rail strike: Pay rise demand not unreasonable, says RMT union 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z If signallers walked out, that would affect both passenger services and the movement of goods by train, including bulk consignments of fuel, and some food. Will there be a national rail strike? 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z So women have worked in the armed forces as doctors, nurses, engineers, signallers, administrators and lawyers. India paves way for more women in armed forces 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr Zahawi said air traffic controllers and train signallers were among the examples of workers performing critical roles who will soon be exempt from self-isolation. Covid: Critical workers to avoid close contact isolation 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z The report said the signaller advised the driver to traverse a crossover at 5mph. Stonehaven derailment: Driver was told 'everything fine' for normal speed 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z To ensure those who absolutely-need-to-travel are able to safely I’m requesting the rail industry ask retired staff including signallers to assist in this great national effort to beat #coronavirusuk. UK coronavirus live: 12,000 former NHS workers to return and emergency hospital to open as death toll rises 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Rachael Jack, who studies human social interaction at the University of Glasgow, said the expressive value of eyebrows made them “strong candidates for evolution to pick them up as social signallers.” Raising eyebrows: how evolution gave us expressive faces 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Hayes served as a signaller and wireless operator for the Royal Signals during the second world war. D-day veteran becomes world's oldest skydiver at 101 and 38 days 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z The court heard the Edinburgh-based signaller with 2 Scots became obsessed with graduate Miss Ruggles - originally from Leicestershire - and stalked her when he realised she was moving on after their intense relationship ended. Alice Ruggles murder: Trimaan Dhillon to serve minimum of 22 years - BBC News 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z An interim Rail Accident Investigation Branch report said a signaller was not aware of any obstruction on the line. Stonehaven derailment: Driver was told 'everything fine' for normal speed 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Words you love are dying all over the place, yet this centuries-old signaller of faux-intelligence and an incoming garbage opinion prevails. Totes annoying: words that should be banned 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z It stopped automatically and other trains in the area were also halted as a signaller tried to contact Mr Jones. Train driver dies of suspected heart attack pulling into Barking station - BBC News 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z "They operate in four-man teams comprising a sniper, two riflemen, and a signaller," says Dyer. The snipers trained to protect rhinos - BBC News 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Her interest in abroad was galvanised by her time as a signaller in the Territorial Army. Ruth Davidson: The 'tough old bird' of Tory Scotland - BBC News 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The strike is expected to involve train captains, controllers and signallers. Docklands Light Railway: RMT staff to go on 48-hour strike - BBC News 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Evolution of displays in Galápagos lava lizards: comparative analyses of signallers and robot playbacks to receivers. Robot Lizards Used to Address Evolutionary Questions 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Graham Hobbs is head gardener for Scotland at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: his grandfather was a boy signaller at Jutland. Remembering the Battle of Jutland - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Southeastern said the driver then contacted the signaller through the radio of the second train to switch off the power to the lines. Kent train derailed after hitting herd of cows - BBC News 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z He told BBC Radio Scotland 470 Network Rail signallers could strike and he has only 23 contingency signallers so "our capability to step in is very, very limited". Bank holiday rail strike: More trains cancelled - BBC News 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z He trained as a signaller and was with 131st Field Regiment Royal Artillery by the time the war ended. Veterans remember VE day - BBC News 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In some areas, sophisticated computer software controls train paths automatically, in others there are still signallers sitting in traditional wooden signal boxes pulling levers that connect to semaphore arms via a convoluted system of wires. Changing the signals on Britain's railways - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z "It is hard to understand how, in the 21st Century, there's still a reliance on signallers and hand written records and the absence of logs." Afghan deaths avoidable, say families 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z As important as communications were to the forces, signallers were often mistrusted by their own men. How radio crackled into life in WW1 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Displays are largely comprised of gestures, which can be broadly defined as distinct bodily movements that do not physically manipulate the receiver toward the goal of the signaller. A Glimpse Into the Sexual Lives of Chimpanzees 2014-01-04T22:45:03.468Z For instance, train operators will be able to share our railway operating centres with the signallers that control hundreds of miles of track and be able to deal with problems as they arise. Signal boxes: End of the line? 2012-09-06T02:48:18Z Major Grant then started with Major Pritchard of the Engineers, who had gone out to Hanzein with Lieutenant Morgan and his party of signallers, to return to camp. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z As the big shells sped across the town to drop within the laager beyond, the enemy's signallers heliographed their direction to the emplacement of Big Ben. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z As smuggling decreased, the coastguard men were reduced in number, and the chain of signallers became broken into gaps, which widened year by year. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Thence, by means of his signallers, he controlled the army at his feet, disposing his battalions as a player moves his chessmen on a board. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Mr Harris said the rule at that crossing before taking any vehicle across was to call the signaller. Inquiry after rail crossing crash 2012-02-17T09:02:29Z This light can be seen at a very great distance, and two or three parties of signallers placed upon hill-tops could convey an order a distance of fifty miles in a very few minutes. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The first shell was short, and the enemy's signallers worked vigorously. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z At once the "huers," as the signallers are called, get out their signals—a ball at the end of a stick—and proceed to direct the pursuing boats according to the movements of the school. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Andy, though not an expert signaller, knew the Morse system fairly well. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The signallers packed up their instruments and prepared to go home. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z In three hours afterwards the signallers on the top of the hill waved us word that the road was passable, and we started for a climb of a clear two thousand five hundred feet. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Truly these brigade signaller people talked in a weird tongue that might seem a foreign language to an uninitiated listener. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z A few minutes later, having ascertained the extent of the attack, our signallers opened communication with Higher Irlam, and the information was conveyed on to Barton, whence the heliograph flashed the news down to Stretford. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z They had flashed out the signals of undying warfare, but before the signals could be interpreted the signallers had died in their beds. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z July 12.—At dawn went up to find a new O.P.: took the Child and two signallers, the latter laying a wire as they went. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The Ladysmith chief signaller, Captain Walker, rapidly came into communication with the signallers on Swartz Kop, and Sir George White was informed of the satisfactory progress of the advance so far. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Again the signaller spoke over his telephone, and the vessel slowed down, and finally hove-to. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z With some 8,000 soldiers, the 16 Air Assault Brigade is the Army's largest brigade, bringing together airborne infantry, artillery, engineers, signallers, medics and logisticians. VIDEO: The fallen honoured at Army service 2011-06-08T15:24:15Z It brings together airborne infantry, artillery, engineers, signallers, medics and logisticians. Troops to hold service of thanks 2011-06-08T09:30:53Z Trenches, however, crammed with sleeping infantry, over whom one had to step, and under whom the signallers had to pass their line! Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z It appears that the signallers and their apparatus were destroyed by the heavy fire. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Forthwith the signaller produced a pocket telephone connected with the conning-tower by a long insulated "flex," and spoke over it. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Many telephone wires were down also just after the gale, and the signallers had a rough windy time in getting them up again. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z "The cause of the accident was that the signaller raised the barriers in error when the train was approaching and too close to be able to stop before reaching the level crossing," the report said. Worker 'error' led to rail death 2011-03-01T00:07:05Z Telephone wires ran into it from all directions, and there were several signallers sitting about cooking over braziers or, if actually on duty, sitting motionless beside their instruments. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z In 1905 he received another step for his services as scout and signaller in the Mounted Infantry, and in the following year was sent to Belgium and Germany to study army methods. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z They appeared to be men of the South African Constabulary who were expected in the neighbourhood, and Montrésor rode over with four men and a signaller to speak to them. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z The headquarters of the brigade was having a hard time under intense shell-fire, and had lost many signallers and runners. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z And even as he had been toiling on Enchanted, so here he was whittling, whittling unceasingly, piling the heaps of shavings upon the fire—unconscious signaller of the hiding-place of Elva Barrett. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z In it a subaltern and two signallers, all three caked in mud. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Before the tangle could be straightened out a prefect inevitably swooped down and awarded both signallers fifty lines for creating a disturbance in Preparation. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z The Transport Salaried Staffs Association is also planning industrial action over the company's plans to cut 1,500 maintenance jobs and change signallers' working practices. Network Rail to challenge strike ballot in high court 2010-04-01T08:06:00Z As scouts of the gunners, as their watchers and signallers, were the boys of the Royal Flying Corps. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Rail bosses plan strike challenge A legal bid by Network Rail to halt next week's planned strikes by railway signallers and maintenance staff is due to be heard at the High Court later. Rail bosses plan strike challenge 2010-03-31T02:59:00Z Suddenly the signaller rose, and, crouching low, bolted back towards the guns. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Legal action to stop rail strike Network Rail is taking legal action in a bid to avert next week's planned strikes by signallers. Legal action to stop rail strike 2010-03-30T17:44:00Z Separately, train users will learn today whether the first national rail strike in 16 years is likely this Easter when the RMT union announces the result of a signallers' ballot. BA strike talks continue at 11th hour 2010-03-19T09:01:00Z Transport drivers, engineers, signallers, and pioneers laboured for victory as hard as infantry and gunners, and worked, for the most part, in evil places where there was always a chance of being torn to rags. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Network Rail will argue "scores of discrepancies and inaccuracies" were contained in the signallers' ballot. Rail bosses plan strike challenge 2010-03-31T02:59:00Z Meanwhile, train passengers will learn today whether the first national rail strike in 16 years is likely this Easter when the RMT union announces the result of a signallers' ballot. BA strike talks enter final day 2010-03-19T01:18:00Z The bee identity "Our study is the first one to reveal the identity of the signallers that initiate a swarm's departure from the hive," Dr Rangel says. Bee swarms follow 'pied pipers' 2010-03-15T10:17:00Z If the signallers also decide on industrial action, trains would be halted across the country during one of the busiest periods of the year. BA strike talks continue at 11th hour 2010-03-19T09:01:00Z It also said that actions by a signaller averted the potential for a derailment or collision between the freight train and a second passenger train approaching Carstairs from the direction of Edinburgh. 2010-01-11T12:56:00Z However, in a statement Network Rail said the legal papers served on the RMT highlighted "scores of discrepancies and inaccuracies" in the signallers' ballot and would be raised at Wednesday's hearing. Rail bosses plan strike challenge 2010-03-31T02:59:00Z Of the eight battalion signallers, five are Post Office men, who have on several occasions held first place in the Volunteer service annual examinations. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Frequently the battery commander directs the guns from a point at some distance, communication being maintained by signallers or by field telephone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" A proportion of these signallers had been destroyed in the first engagement, but enough remained so that the Kicking Twelfth read, as a unit, the news of the 88th. Last Words The signaller signalled to Fort Lockhart, “Five of us have fallen”—ten, twelve, and finally there was only the signaller left. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Added to the watch of the ship's crew, military signallers are posted; the boats swung outboard have each a party of troops on guard. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war I noted on the 21st October that of the 300 men of the Battalion then in the field, nearly 100 were on detached jobs—signallers, machine gunners and details attached to various headquarters. With Manchesters in the East In all the larger cities there were infantry battalions of girls, Cossack troops, machine gun units, signallers; they had a medical corps and transport service. The Crimson Tide A Novel You are sitting up to the ears in mud under a brisk howitzer, trench mortar and rifle grenade fire, when a respectful signaller crawls round a traverse, remarking, "Message, Sir." Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916 The signaller solemnly handed the M.O. an envelope marked "Urgent and Special." War Letters of a Public-School Boy With us the demands of ship work on our bare minimum crews do not allow of a duty signaller; he must bear a hand with the rest to straighten out the day's work. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Eventually the message is received and the flags on the hill top disappear as the signallers hasten to catch up with their party. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade There are but three motions with the flag and all start from, and are completed by, return to position, which means the flag held perpendicularly and at rest directly in front of the signaller. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts A signaller of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, standing up near the top of the hill, attracted the attention of the artillerymen, but was unable to make them understand his message. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Staff cars and signallers on motor-bikes went busily on their way. Attack An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916 O'Connor, signallers, went into the machine gun trench, which was on our extreme left behind a hedge, to bring out Captain Dansereau's body. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Lyte, however, is equal to the occasion, and calls to the reading signallers "Tell the fool to semaphore!" From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade As soon as the Capella had "made her number", a signaller took up his position on the roof of the chart-house. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Carleton called for signallers to read the message; but so deadly was the fire that three men were wounded in succession, and one man thrice, as they stood by Carleton spelling out the signal. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government "AJP tackline J," the Skipper would roar; and two of the signallers would fall over each other in a hurried attempt to get it all tied together. The Tale of a Trooper Coe, my signallers, and runners, all that were left of them, tried to get some breakfast when we were interrupted by the "coal boxes" just referred to. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders An hour later, on returning, the signaller warned me it was time for the "situation" report. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade He had also a private signaller placed with telescope on the watch to inform him of outside doings and forewarn the garrison in case of assault. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The two soldiers were army signallers, and were carrying on a silent conversation, using their thumbs as they would a flag. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity He examined everything that was to be examined, instruments, code books and distant ships, and altogether thoroughly approved of being a signaller. The Tale of a Trooper They all anchored apart in a separate part of the harbor, and the signaller on the Admiral's ship amused himself by signalling, "Is your bar open?" "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders He was, in fact, caught in flagrante delicto in full communication with the unknown Boer signaller, and paid for his crime with his life. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland During the daytime the bell of the signaller was actively employed, but at night the Boers seldom bombarded the place, and its inhabitants were free to emerge from their hiding-places and breathe the fresh air. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Training was now resumed in the mornings, and the observers practised sending and receiving messages with four signallers of the 7th N.F. who were attached to us. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Between noon and one o'clock the signallers were usually fairly busy while latitudes and longitudes were hoisted and the staff disposed of the last of the morning's work. The Tale of a Trooper The Captain had his sounding-line going, and I was on the upper deck with the signallers. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The specialists were given opportunities for paying greater attention to their own peculiar work, and in this, in particular, the signallers made great strides. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula A shell-burst killed and wounded most of the signallers as they stood together at their station. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima His kindness to and consideration for his signallers, were only exceeded by his conscientious devotion to duty. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Mac shoved up the answering pennant, roused the other drowsy signaller, and elicited the information that the New Zealand ships would anchor 1 1/2 miles S.S.E. of Ras Marshag at 17.50. The Tale of a Trooper Last evening the signallers brought us a message from our General, whoever that might be, saying "dye white haversacks" "and carry a day's rations, on disembarkation." "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders At 2 a.m. on the 20th December the "C2" party left, and now in the key position there remained only 37 officers and riflemen, four machine gunners, and two signallers. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Behind him came his signaller, a coil of wire and a portable telephone in a leather case slung over his shoulder. Between the Lines Odell on several occasions gave me most valuable assistance with his signallers and orderlies. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 The Captain gazed on the apparition with horror, and the signallers, in security behind the flag locket, were convulsed with mirth. The Tale of a Trooper A great many reports have to be sent to headquarters during the night, and at least once an hour the signallers in the trenches have to report that they are awake. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders A considerable number of the junior officers and N.C.Os. attended, together with a proportion of the machine gunners and signallers. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula The signaller shuffled his feet in the mud and hitched up the strap of the instrument on his shoulder. Between the Lines At first the party consisted of one officer and nine trained observers: but later on it was increased by the inclusion of signallers and one or two additional men. Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 Towards four o'clock the heads awoke from their siestas, and the signallers were kept busy. The Tale of a Trooper Silently in Indian file the brigade slipped quietly through Wieltje, led by one of my signallers, Sergeant Calder, who knew every hedge, ditch and by-way in the Ypres salient. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The results of the four classes attending this School from your Battalion, viz., officers, N.C.Os., signallers and machine gunners, are most satisfactory. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Every word that the signallers spoke was plainly heard in the cellar, and every time the Colonel heard 'Hello! Between the Lines My Dear F—— Am sitting in my dug-out scrawling this by the light of a signaller's lamp. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Mac, however, had none of it, for, his turn in the fodder-room being over, he was sent to the bridge as a signaller. The Tale of a Trooper There was a room for the signallers, another for the adjutant and one for the commandant. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The 13th Light Horse became the divisional mounted force, but the signallers and engineers had to be completed by the transfer of suitable men from the infantry. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula These are partly our own signallers giving us warning, and also they are intended to clear the streets of loiterers. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics On this tableland the signallers of revolution must hoist the red flag of the army of liberation. The New World of Islam He knew little about the work, but another signaller was wanted, and he was sent to learn. The Tale of a Trooper One of our signallers, Bell, tried to hang on to the telephone at our centre in St. Julien village, although two shells burst in the building and he narrowly escaped death. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The signallers were rather noted for the amount of work they gave the officer who had to sight their correspondence. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula It was a day of alternate sunshine and cloud, and the messages gave the signallers much trouble. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 The signaller must needs be more dismayed than he. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 3, 1916 Electric light laid on to all these quarters, and to the Brigade office and the signallers' underground chamber. Pushed and the Return Push My signallers reported to me that all night long the fighting had continued in front of St. Julien, the Germans trying to force an entrance at the northwesterly side between the village and the wood. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders The Navy had, apparently, their own sources of information, for signallers would often gather items of interest by watching the flashing of the helios by day or the blinking of the signal lamps by night. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Darkness set in, and a blinding thunderstorm with deluges of rain, but the signallers were not to be beaten. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 The signaller sat upon a fence and wanted a chat with the driver, who was quite willing, in the course of his leisurely progress, to spare him half an hour or so. Despair's Last Journey The six signallers—plus a terrier—had crowded into the tiny sandbag shelter that protected the test-box. Pushed and the Return Push The left company lost two signallers killed, and the next company had four signallers all wounded in the act of calling for more ammunition. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 Luckily the General himself had just left, but poor "Conky" Marker of the Coldstream had been fatally wounded, and several other officers, signallers, and clerks had been killed. The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915 The signaller on the turnpike signalled back:— General Jackson. The Long Roll One of the signallers was heard plaintively to remark as we waited, 'What 'ave we done to deserve all this?' The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) I slipped out and passed the order to the sergeant in charge of the signallers, roused up the servants, and saw that each man had his rifle. Pushed and the Return Push Freddie Maitland and I dined with the Vice-Admiral who kept a signaller on special watch for my messages from the shore—but nothing came in. Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 From the regularity with which it shone and disappeared, he came to the conclusion that it was caused by signallers endeavouring to open communications. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Just while the signaller was making his most energetic gestures he leaped round in the most startled way, for the skipper had closed up and given him a very smart slap on the shoulder. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise It takes much to stifle the honest thirst of war, but this was more than human nature could support, and the uninviting bowl passed round the staff untouched until it reached the less fastidious signallers. On the Heels of De Wet To my astonishment the signaller and the sentry came back without the brigade clerk. Pushed and the Return Push The loss in Lewis gunners, signallers, and runners had been especially heavy. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The telephones were never working when they were most required, but that was no fault of the signallers. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Along the north and south lines a current of electricity was constantly passing, which threw the needles out of gear and baffled the signallers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 A silence broken only by rhythmic clicks, as the signaller catches the distant conversation, and his monotonous reading of the code. On the Heels of De Wet I disconnected the wires, told the signallers to report to B Battery where I would pick them up, and not to waste time getting there. Pushed and the Return Push Starting among the signallers, it first spread through Headquarters, and then attacked all Companies indiscriminately. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry In spite, however, of the heaviest shelling the signallers never allowed a break to go unmended, and they were continually out under heavy fire repairing the damage. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Here, a signaller of the 16th Battalion happened to turn up and acted as my guide. The Great War As I Saw It There was work for the lumbering dragoon signaller again. On the Heels of De Wet I told the signaller to send him along as well. Pushed and the Return Push Of my runners and signallers I was especially proud, and at Company Headquarters there was, of course, the redoubtable Sergeant-Major Brooks, who besides being a great fighter possessed also high organising powers. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry One exploded near our mule lines just beyond the Quartermaster's dump, doing no damage to speak of; a second landed and burst right inside a trench occupied by several of the Headquarters signallers. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Our own signallers could not give me another man. The Great War As I Saw It Great pains were taken to carry out everything to the letter, and the signallers also carried out their part with equal spirit. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery Even as he told the signaller on duty to get him Divisional Artillery, a call came through. Pushed and the Return Push The Company Sergeant-Major, a few signallers and some runners were his familiars, and he lived with and among these faithful men. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Selecting a quiet interval about 11 p.m. he slipped out from F12 with a couple of his Headquarters signallers to run the line across. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 In Nissen huts near-by, were the machine-gun battalion and the signallers, and, as I had one end of a Nissen hut all to myself, I was very comfortable. The Great War As I Saw It The party consisted of two officers and fourteen signallers and linesmen from the Brigade, who, during the past fortnight, had received full instructions as to their duties. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery The drivers and the signallers were drinking tea, and seemed to be preparing to settle for the night in a barn whose lofty doors opened on to the road. Pushed and the Return Push Lieutenant-Colonel Knatchbull, learning this, on his own initiative swung round B and C Companies across the railway to support D. Wilson now came upon his first casualty, a signaller hit in the spine. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad A signaller was flag-wagging from a peak about the left centre of our line:—"The boys will never forget the Queen Elizabeth's help" was what he said. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I I made for the billet of our signallers and told the sentry that the officer wanted a British brigade. The Great War As I Saw It The F.O.O.'s and party are also up and ready, final instructions being rapidly given to the signallers, who nod assent that everything is prepared and understood. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery A squadron of Yeomanry, with picks and shovels, were lining up in front of the quarry as I came away with three of the signallers. Pushed and the Return Push Officers had no wish to stand up and direct; signallers lay flat with telephones. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad His cabin is next the signallers and he could not get to sleep. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I We kept our heads low and were hurrying on when we encountered a signaller with two horses, which he had to take back to the main road. The Great War As I Saw It The wire was frequently broken in numerous places, and this kept signallers and linesmen working at high pressure to repair the damage. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery B Battery were coming along to a spot near the railway farther north, and my signallers were waiting to connect them up. Pushed and the Return Push At every halt the mules sang down the whole length of the line; signallers and gunners clattered past. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad Our naval and military signallers were at sixes and sevens. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I I always tried to have some piece of good news to announce, and would get the latest reports from the signallers to read aloud. The Great War As I Saw It A brief interval follows, in which various mutterings are overheard by the signaller in the exchange, who smiles to himself as he continues to listen. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery The signallers have got the mined dug-out round the corner, and you," he went on, referring to me, "had better start fixing Wilde and yourself up. Pushed and the Return Push Other signallers at once found a new spot and kept communication going. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 This meant continuous work for the signallers, who had to keep their stations going with insufficient reliefs, a thing that can only be done for a very limited time. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 Our signallers were following up the infantry and laying wires over the open. The Great War As I Saw It The signallers follow in his footsteps, staggering along under the weight of a large reel of wire. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery Wilde and his signallers, the cook and his servants, had installed themselves in a roomy hut stuck in a big bank thirty yards away. Pushed and the Return Push Battalion H.Q. and the signallers will probably not easily forget the morning when they found themselves the objective in this kind of work. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Our captain, by mistake of the signaller, invited the Yankee captain to dinner, and the reply from the American, who good-naturedly took it as a joke, was "Bad roadstead here." Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 He made directly for the German signallers' dugout and went down with his followers, and, finding about forty men there, told them they were his prisoners. The Great War As I Saw It "Well!" snaps the lieutenant to his signaller, "what are you grinning at?" Sea Warfare The brigade clerks, the signallers, and the cooks had dug hard, and made use of trench-covers, with the swift resource that long experience of trench-life had developed into a kind of second nature. Pushed and the Return Push The signallers made a fire inside, and two stray Sikhs had rolled themselves up in a corner. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Or again, even if he did not act the part of signaller by showing warning lights from the cliff, he could loan his cellars, his horses, or his financial support. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 A large platform had been erected, on which the chaplains stood, and on the platform also were two signallers, whose duty it was to signal to the battalions and bands the numbers of the hymns. The Great War As I Saw It It is exactly like a signaller "offering" a train to the next block. Sea Warfare I was returning from the signallers' dug-out when a young major belonging to the ——s passed, followed by a sergeant. Pushed and the Return Push The Captain of the ship asked us to post a signaller to read any signals, Serjt. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Doubt if we had a signaller on board so quick! "Over There" with the Australians Everyone of the Headquarters personnel present will remember the Advanced Headquarters being blown up and the signallers and runners sustaining many casualties. The Story of the "9th King's" in France In an unlucky moment two of us had suggested that we should like to learn signaller's work, so we fell upon evil days. Adventures of a Despatch Rider Wilde detailed a signaller to accompany the driver of the cart, and, with Meddings and two of the servants walking behind, the journey commenced. Pushed and the Return Push Diggle was told to keep a look out and assist the official signaller, a sort of nondescript Swede or other neutral, like the rest of the crew. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. The extract has a registered label:— Under the signature of Aduncus Bea and Co. acute signallers will recognise the official title of Colonel Ward. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege However, we managed to place the bombs, light the fuse, blow up the floor, and blow off the top of the tower as well, the German signaller being blown up with it. A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire We endeavoured to get into communication with the other brigade by flag, but after the first message a shell dropped among the farther signallers and we saw no more of them. Adventures of a Despatch Rider The drivers and spare signallers were waiting orders to settle down for the night. Pushed and the Return Push Battalion Headquarters lived in a very small cellar—mess and office below, clerks and signallers and runners on the stairs. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Heliograms and flag messages from Spion Kop, orally handed in and incorrectly transmitted by scared signallers, bewildered the recipients and increased the density of the Fog of War upon the Tugela. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans A signaller buzzes tenaciously at the telephone, talking in a strange language apparently to himself, as he never seems to be connected with anyone else. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917 The signaller has to cause this disc of light to cover the person whose notice he wishes to attract. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Originally it had been arranged that we should share quarters with them, dug-outs in a neighbouring bank having been allotted for their overflow of signallers. Pushed and the Return Push It is impossible to imagine what we should have done without runners, signallers or batmen, to say nothing of the food. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. On one occasion in France in an air raid, enemy bombs came very near some girl signallers. Women and War Work All signallers should be given a special training in repeating a message several times to a known back station which may not be able to reply forward. Military Instructors Manual E is the eye of the signaller; M the mirror; and L, S, fig. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The corps was organised in sections of four cars each, and in squadrons of seventeen cars each, with motor cyclist despatch-riders; a signalling corps of despatch-riders and signallers completed the organisation. Ulster's Stand For Union The "reinforcements" consisted of a platoon of French soldiers, a Lewis Gun team of the 4th Battalion and two signallers. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. For this reason, Jacques: I have settled to leave the English lad here as one of the signallers. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo The signallers of assaulting companies move with the company commander. Military Instructors Manual When the signallers' afternoon practice was over the subaltern passed across the parade ground to the Political Officer's house. The Jungle Girl A good many Eurasians who are not clerks in public offices, or telegraph signallers, or merchants, are loafers. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series The quick-witted and well-educated find employment on the Orderly Room staff, or among the scouts and signallers. The First Hundred Thousand Having decided to stay as one of the signallers, Jacques proceeded at once to the captain's cabin. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo But the moment he had finished, and was still standing erect to catch the glint of the British signaller's flag, a voice hailed him. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion The signaller "on duty"—one M'Gurk—was extracted from the heap and put under arrest for sleeping at his post. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Jones, our signaller, who has poetical moments, was inspired by her to make verse, which began:— There is something very evil In the war-whoop of a weevil. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917 We parade bright and early, at full battalion strength, accompanied by our scouts, signallers, machine-guns, and transport, and march off at the appointed minute to the starting-point. The First Hundred Thousand "But how about the two signallers?" one of the other captains said. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Before the fellow could get it open, Ken was on his feet again, and had flung himself on the signaller. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles He was blown to pieces by an eight-inch shell, but another signaller was never lacking to take his place. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand I was to go to Liverpool, and act as signaller, while he was to stay in New York, receive the information, and buy or sell in accordance with it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 After an unsuccessful application for employment as a "buzzer," or signaller, Dunshie made trial of the regimental transport, where there was a shortage of drivers. The First Hundred Thousand Activities at the signallers' table became feverish; the commanding officer stood over it, reading incoming messages as they were jotted down and taking such action thereupon as his judgment dictated. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf He flashed the little beam across the floor, and its light fell upon the wooden grating over which he had stumbled in his first rush at the enemy signaller. On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles But for the heroism of the signallers, it would have been insuperable. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War A signaller who was with us, read the language for us. The Glory of the Trenches For a few moments we watched the signaller. Jim Davis The Major, out on the road with a signaller mending wire, was hit in the face with shrapnel. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement One officer, five grooms, and two signallers mounted on second horses formed a little party to reconnoitre Askalon, and riding boldly into the ancient landing place of the Crusader armies captured the ruined town unaided. How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine It was to say that if we sent a signaller on to the church steeple in Etshowe they could signal direct to him. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns Without orders our signaller was getting his flags ready. The Glory of the Trenches But who the signaller was, and to whom he was flashing his message in the dark night—those were other questions. The Boy Ranchers on the Trail They were very great friends, those two boys, both signallers, and inseparable both on and off duty. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement The signaller saluted, gathered the articles mentioned, and went away in that clumping, rocking gait of the land peasant of Hundom. In Secret In the same troop signallers were at work sending and receiving messages. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns The signaller turned to the senior officer present, "What will I send them, sir?" The Glory of the Trenches Next he stationed a signaller with a cord in either hand, above the parapet, to notify the men below exactly when to set the simple machinery in motion. Rung Ho! But intermittent communication was maintained by runners, and signallers were out, hour after hour, mending breaks in the line and showing their invariable gallantry. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement Meanwhile the signaller had laid aside his flags and while the officer looked on he picked up a heavy sapling from among the fallen trees. In Secret Barry hunted up Monroe, whom he found talking to a signaller of the battalion. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land We hoped that every fighting-man in the country would in time become an expert signaller. The Lady of the Shroud He derived the nickname of "Buzzer" from the fact that he was a signaller. Okewood of the Secret Service Three signallers and a runner came with me, carrying rifles, bayonets and ammunition, a day's rations and much signalling gear. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement The voice ceased: the flags whistled and snapped in the wind for a little while longer, then the signaller came to stiffest attention. In Secret "But you say you got it over the wires?" said Barry to the signaller. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land One by one I gave the signallers orders in quick succession, for the plan of search unfolded itself to me as I went on. The Lady of the Shroud Well, he took me and another chap, name o' Macdonald—Bombardier he was—along with him as signallers. Okewood of the Secret Service I went on to reconnoitre it with one signaller. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement She stood erect, the signaller holding her right arm above the elbow. In Secret "And you?" said Barry, turning upon the signaller, "tell me the truth." The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land I myself returned at once, and set the signallers to work to spread amongst our own people such news as we had. The Lady of the Shroud After a bit, we got into trouble for using the men on frivolous occasions, and so I used to put my signaller under arrest to prevent him reading the helio-orders. Soldiers Three - Part 2 Then Evelyn Erith, rising cautiously to her scarred knees, saw the signaller gather up his flags and step into what apparently was the bed of the bowlder on the edge of the windfall. In Secret The signaller let go and stood at attention. In Secret He had no sooner reached his private room than his signaller informed him that Divisional Headquarters had just been trying to get him. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land I called to me the corps of signallers who were in the house, and led them to the Castle roof, taking with me the young messenger-priest. The Lady of the Shroud He is doing awfully well with the signallers, and, by the way, there is something I want to show you to-morrow, something quite unique and remarkable, our new instructor in bayonet fighting. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land One by one, as they took their orders, the signallers seemed to catch fire. The Lady of the Shroud |
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