Talk:Tommy Atkins
It seems the name was used in 1743, and certainly Kipling wrote about him in 1892. In the American case, "Government Issue" was what he was; his name was Joe. (Got any gum, Joe?) --Old Dickens 00:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
It seems the name was used in 1743, and certainly Kipling wrote about him in 1892. In the American case, "Government Issue" was what he was; his name was Joe. (Got any gum, Joe?) --Old Dickens 00:13, 18 December 2008 (UTC)