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Working party is a group of soldiers (or in many cases these would have been prisoners) that are assigned to perform manual tasks or duties, for their own or other units.
Compendium of the Great War on this day.
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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.