Glossary:Whizz-bangs

A whizz-bang is a light-weight shell that is fired from a smaller calibre field gun. The name derives from the sound the shell made prior to exploding. During the war a variety of slang terms were used by the Allies, and in this particular instance the British forces, to describe the different types of artillery shell that were in common use. One such example is the "woolly bear," named for the characteristics of explosion and smoke seen in large German high explosive shells.

Compendium: This compendium entry is part of the knowledge base relative to the specific analysis of the Lonsdale Battalion and the wider Border Regiment, predominantly in connection with their actions and the places they were known to have been stationed or fought during the 1914-1918 period. Much of this information has come from primary sources including, but not limited to, the Lonsdale records and the Border Regiment War Diaries. Please feel free to expand and improve this resource.