Leager

Kieron Hill · 05-04-2008, 09:51 PM

Hi all

Has anyone else come across the Word
"Leager" I have seen it a few times now
and I can not find reference to it anywhere,
any ideas?

Cheers
Kieron

Rich Payne · 05-04-2008, 10:28 PM

In what context ? Armour ?

The Afrikaans / Boer word Laager was adopted by the British to mean a temporary defensive formation of vehicles or wagons. Could it be a phonetic spelling of the English pronunciation ?

MikB · 05-04-2008, 11:12 PM

Try here:-
leaguer: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com

I've seen it used for armour in WW2, especially in the desert campaigns, where tanks were parked up in the desert in groups with other vehicles overnight.

A little Italian I once met told me his brother used to sneak into the leaguers, nip in through the the hatches and doors left open to cool the interiors, and steal the chocolate and bully beef, which were much envied by Axis troops.

Regards,
MikB

Bodston · 05-04-2008, 11:14 PM

That would be a perfect description Rich. From my reading of it 'a temporary defensive formation of vehicles' from the Afrikaans and dating from the Boer war, is spot on.

Kieron Hill · 05-04-2008, 11:42 PM

The context in which I have seen
this is as follows:

In Leager 12 miles south of El Aden

Boys of the LAD (Light Aid Detachment) in Leager a Thalata

These inscriptions are on the back of photos
taken during the North African Campaign so
it does sound like some sort of defensive formation.

thanks guys

chipmunk wallah · 13-04-2008, 12:00 AM

Im sure thats how its spelt in my battered old copy of The Immortal Seargent.

Owen · 13-04-2008, 12:07 AM

Still in use today.
Scroll down on Green Howards website until you see

...leaguer with British vehicles

The Friends of the Green Howards, - Latest News

Mark Hone · 13-04-2008, 01:23 PM

Certainly still in use during my brief tankie career.

05-04-2008, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kieron Hill Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 335	Leager Hi all Has anyone else come across the Word "Leager" I have seen it a few times now and I can not find reference to it anywhere, any ideas? Cheers Kieron __________________ www.eightharmy.co.uk

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Bodston Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: just around the corner Posts: 1,348	That would be a perfect description Rich. From my reading of it 'a temporary defensive formation of vehicles' from the Afrikaans and dating from the Boer war, is spot on. __________________ My mother told me, I never should, play with the gypsies in the wood.

05-04-2008, 11:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kieron Hill Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 335	Context The context in which I have seen this is as follows: In Leager 12 miles south of El Aden Boys of the LAD (Light Aid Detachment) in Leager a Thalata These inscriptions are on the back of photos taken during the North African Campaign so it does sound like some sort of defensive formation. thanks guys __________________ www.eightharmy.co.uk

13-04-2008, 12:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
chipmunk wallah Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: By the mighty Don,no,not the Russian one :) Posts: 175	Im sure thats how its spelt in my battered old copy of The Immortal Seargent. __________________ "I don't know a lot about anything - but I know a little about practically everything." Vincent Price in "Laura" 1944.(avatar,the gorgeous Miss Gene Tierney

13-04-2008, 01:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mark Hone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bury, Lancashire, England Posts: 284	Certainly still in use during my brief tankie career. __________________ In memory of Corporal Jack Hone (1923-2004), proud 14th Army 'Steelback'.

05-04-2008, 10:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rich Payne Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 648	In what context ? Armour ? The Afrikaans / Boer word Laager was adopted by the British to mean a temporary defensive formation of vehicles or wagons. Could it be a phonetic spelling of the English pronunciation ?

05-04-2008, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
MikB Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 168	Try here:- leaguer: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com I've seen it used for armour in WW2, especially in the desert campaigns, where tanks were parked up in the desert in groups with other vehicles overnight. A little Italian I once met told me his brother used to sneak into the leaguers, nip in through the the hatches and doors left open to cool the interiors, and steal the chocolate and bully beef, which were much envied by Axis troops. Regards, MikB

13-04-2008, 12:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,065	Still in use today. Scroll down on Green Howards website until you see ...leaguer with British vehicles The Friends of the Green Howards, - Latest News

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