|
'Angry Ant' |
Small in
stature, but huge in aggression. |
|
'Bird
Cage' |
Surname
of Avery |
|
'Blacky' |
Surname of Black. |
|
'Blister' |
Shows up
after work is done. |
|
'Bludger' |
A very
industrious soldier. |
|
'Boong' |
No
explanation available. |
|
'Blew' |
A
cross-eyed person - one blew this way, the other blew
that way. |
|
'Blue' |
Soldier
with red hair. |
|
'Brasso' |
Polishes
anything off. |
|
'Browny' |
Surname
of Brown. |
|
'Buck' |
Surname
of Rogers. |
|
'Budda' |
A very
stocky person. |
|
'Bugs' |
Prominent front teeth |
'Chicken Man'
Click on Link |
Any name
associated with poultry -- Chicken Man was a radio
program in Vietnam. |
|
'Chook' |
Surname
of Fowler. |
|
'Cooky' |
Surname
of Cook. |
|
'Coxy' |
Surname
of Cox. |
|
'Dinger' |
Surname
of Bell. |
|
'Doc' |
A Medic
or surname of Holliday/Halliday. |
|
'Dogs' |
Short
for 'Dog Ears', Robert Kearney, Recce Platoon first
tour. Now a celebrated author. |
|
'Dusty' |
Surname
of Miller/Millar. |
|
'Dutchy' |
Surname
of Holland or similar. |
|
'Fitzy' |
Surname
of Fitz (anything) in it. |
|
'Fordy' |
Surname
of Ford. |
|
'Ghengis' |
Lt-Col
Colin Khan, Commanding 2nd Tour. |
|
'Goldy' |
Hair
Colour. |
|
'Greeny' |
Surname
of Green/Greene. |
|
'Harry' |
Surname
of Harris, Harrison or similar. |
|
'Herby' |
Surname
of Herbert. |
|
'Hickory' |
Surname
of Dick. |
|
'Hoss' |
Lt Ian
Hosie. |
|
'Jack' |
No
explanation available. |
|
'Jacko' |
Surname
of Jackson. |
|
'Jock' |
Scottish
origin. |
|
'Johnno' |
Surname
of Johnson or similar. |
|
'Jonesy' |
Surname
of Jones. |
|
'Judy' |
Surname of
Garland. |
|
'Jungles' |
Thick,
green and dense. |
|
'Kiwi' |
New
Zealand origin. |
|
'Lamp' |
Fairly
dim and has to be carried. |
|
'Locky' |
Surname
of Lock/Locke. |
|
'Lofty' |
Very
tall. |
|
'Macca' |
Any
surname with Mac or Mc. |
|
'Magistrate' |
Always
sitting on a case. |
|
'Moorey' |
Surname
of Moore. |
|
'Moose' |
A big
person. |
|
'Nobby' |
Surname
of Clark/Clarke. |
|
'Opium' |
A slow
working dope. |
|
'Paddy' |
Irish
origin. |
|
'Pearso
or Piercey' |
Surname
of Pearce/Pearson. |
|
'Pirate' |
A person
who could "Find" things. |
|
'Pommy' |
British
origin. |
|
'Pull-Through' |
A very
skinny person. |
|
'Reverend' |
Surname
of Parish. |
|
'RIP' |
Rest in
peace (like a sleep). |
|
'Robbo' |
Surname
of Roberts/Robertson/Robinson or similar. |
|
'Rowdy' |
A quiet
person. |
|
'Sandshoes' |
Nickname
given to the late, great RSM, Cyril Roy Vagg, 5RAR
1968-70 |
|
'Shorty' |
Slightly
shorter in height: nickname of Sergeants' 'Ford' and
'Mavin.' |
|
'Sharpie' |
Surname
of Sharp/Sharpe or similar. |
|
'Skids' |
Unprintable. |
|
'Sluggo' |
A 'well
endowed' soldier. |
|
'Smithy' |
Surname
of Smith. |
|
'Smoky' |
Surname
of Dawson |
|
'Snow' |
A fair
skinned and/or fair haired. |
|
'Speedy' |
A slow,
methodical person. |
|
'Spider' |
Surname
for Webb. |
|
'Squizzy' |
Surname
for Taylor or similar. |
|
'Stewy' |
Surname
for Stewart/Stuart. |
|
'Stretch' |
A tall
person. |
|
'Taffy' |
Of Welsh
origin. |
|
'Tangles' |
A
'Gangly' soldier, tall and having long limbs. |
|
'Tassie' |
Tasmanian origin. |
|
'Tex' |
A person
suspected of being of Queensland origin. |
|
'Thommo' |
Surname
of Thompson. |
|
'Two
Fathers' |
A person
with an hyphenated name. |
|
'Wheelbarrow' |
Any
unpronounceable Surname. |
|
'Whitey' |
Surname
of White/Whyte |
|
'Wingy' |
Lt-Col
John Warr; (arm wound Korea) commanding 1st tour. |
|
'Wog'/'Wogs' |
Christian
name of Warren. |
|
'Woody' |
Surname
of Wood/Woods. |
|
'Zeke' |
First
name nickname. No
explanation available. |
