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The Origin of Tommy Atkins

Dec 3, 2025 · 12 min read · Newspapers Tommy Atkins Wikipedia John Laffin 1743 1949 1900s 1800s 1700s Soldier Magazine Daily Telegraph File and Folder Lucknow Duke of Wellington Soldier's small book Army Admin Royal Artillery Kipling 1850 1837 Kings Regulations 1829 John William Fortescue Charles Matthew Clode Lord Henry Hardinge War Office Secretary for War Harold Dillon Robert Holden MacKenzie Military Historical Society ·
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Part of my PhD research involves scanning through some 70,000 newspaper articles that contain the phrase 'Tommy Atkins' between 1896 and 1926 to identify articles relevant to my thesis. I have written software to aid in this, as well as utilising a stream deck (a Godsend!) — and I even have a pedal underneath my desk …

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AYIT Part 2: A Brief Overview of the state of Midwifery in the 1800s

Dec 7, 2021 · 14 min read · 1800s 1700s Maternal Mortality Infant Mortality Midwifery Health of the Nation Sarah Stone Birth Irvine Loudon midwives Royal College of Surgeons 1825 Sairey Gamp The Society of Apothecaries The College of Physcians 1902 Midwives act 1852 1872 1858 Obstetrical Society Sarah Fox Margaret Brazier Lying-in Dr William Farr Ladies Medical College Florence Nigthingale Lord Shaftsbury Regulation Midwives Act Women's Health ·
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Figure 1. Photograph of Mrs Mcdonald, a midwife in Argyll, c1866. © National Records of Scotland(GD1/1208/1/52). Martha used to come, the midwife. She wasn't certified or anything, but she was one of the good old midwives and it was only a few shillings for a confinement. I've heard m'mother say that she used to give …

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