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  1. 05-06-2011 05:19 PM #6
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    'Tommy' was an abbreviation of Tommy Atkins, the fictitious sample name on WW1 army recruitment forms, which in itself came from the initials T.A. of the Britishicon Territorial Army, then being sent over to help France and Belgiumicon..... or so I believe.

    I suspect a 'Long Tom' is anything longer than the norm.
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