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CIV: The initials of the name of the historic "City Imperial Volunteers" of the Boer War. The Navy adopted the initials as a nickname for the five years' service men, specially entered under Lord Selborne's régime at the Admiralty not long after the Boer War. They were alternatively called "Shelborne's Light Horse" (see Ticklers). [1]
References / notes
- ↑ Edward Fraser and John Gibbons (1925). Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases. Routledge, London p.43.
The above term is listed in our Compendium of the Great War on this day.
Included are trench slang, service terms, expressions in everyday use, nicknames, the titles and origins of British and Commonwealth Regiments, and warfare in general. These words and phrases are contemporary with the war, which is reflected in the language used. Sources include: Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases, The War Book-of-Facts and Odhams' A.B.C. of the Great War. Feel free to expand upon and improve this content.