Fovant Ranges Wiltshire UK WW2

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“The Butts

 

Funny that you should use that term; it tells you how terminology in the military changes so slowly. To this day, the place where you pull targets for the rifle range is the "Butts". I can't attest to that for the army but that is at least the case in the Marine Corps.

 

Interesting story. It would be neat if you could track down one of those individuals.