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My Dad writes "Skelly's only sold Britains.It was a newsagants but he also sold soldiers. Ashbrooke Road was the name of the street and it was near The archway in North London.When I started buying soldiers he sold soldiers of the 2nd world war but they also had 1st world war. Skelly was on an attack he recounted one day in France and he got a hand wound. An old sweat rubbed the blood all over his face and said "Get back down the line son". Skelly said he might have saved his life. The place that sold Hill's was called Hill (by chance) and it was a provisions store but sold John Hill soldiers. My mum wouldn't let me shop in there unless it was for soldiers. She said it was dirty.I only bought first world war hills. when the big soldiers came out I never bought them cos they were the wrong scale to my other soldiers"

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12th lancers Prince of Wales

hill la12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers

Having been practising with lances in the Peninsula and at home, in 1816 the regiment was converted into lancers and the name changed in 1817 to "The 12th, Prince of Wales, Royal Lancers". The regiment served with distinction in most theatres of war of the British empire including: South Africa 1852, The Crimea, The Indian Mutiny 1858 - 1860, The Boer War 1899 - 1902 and The Great War 1914 - 1918. In 1930 the horse had to make way for the automobile, as tanks and armoured cars took over. As an armoured regiment the 12th Lancers fought in several theatres of the Second World War.

British 12th Lancer Other Ranks Helmet

This pattern of Lancer helmet was introduced in 1856 as the other ranks pattern lance cap. It was made of a black leather body, the top having cloth sides while the top was black patent leather. The triangular sunray plate features the Royal arms and regimental honours stamped out in brass, while the plume was red horsehair.



This example is that of an NCO's lancer cap of the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) Regiment, which was amalgamated with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)

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MUSSOLINI INVADES AFRICA

In 1934, Italian soldiers attacked a party of British and Abyssinians at the oasis at Wal-Wal, in Abyssinia. The Italian army got ready to invade. Haile Selassie, the emperor of Abyssinia, asked the League of nations   to help. In July, the League banned arms sales to either side (this hurt Abyssinia much more than the Italians, who were ready to attack).

In September, the League tried to arbitrate. It suggested that Italy should get some land in Abyssinia. Instead, in October 1935, Italy’s 100,000 strong army invaded. It used tanks and flame-throwers. The Abyssinians had camels, war drums and 12 planes. They were massacred.

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The League did agree to some sanctions (on rubber and metals), but it did not stop oil sales. But, in December 1935, news leaked out of the Hoare-Laval Pact, a secret plan made by Britain and France to give two-thirds of Abyssinia to Italy, without telling the League.



Italian troops used poison gas and attacked Red Cross hospitals, but even then the League could not agree on what to do. By May 1936, Italy had conquered Abyssinia

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