Sank the Emden
Sank the Emden: A catchphrase, applied sarcastically on occasion to men of certain battalions which it was thought got too much "advertised" — e.g., "It was your crowd, wasn't it, that sank the Emden?" (referring to the notorious German corsair of 1914, destroyed by the Australian cruiser Sydney at Cocos Island).[1]
References / notes
- ↑ Edward Fraser and John Gibbons (1925). Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases. Routledge, London p.88.
The above term is listed in our Compendium of the Great War on this day.
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