MHM August Caption Competition – Winners Announced!

July 11, 2019

We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on the Bombay Grenadiers at Maiwand, published in the August issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners!

WINNER

“Join the army, they said! Get your own gun, no strings attached!” — Sarah Coleshill

RUNNERS-UP

“One wrong move and the puppy gets it!” — Les Quilter

“Don’t forget my gin & tonic again or there’ll be consequences” — Sandra Merrick

8 Comments

Les Quilter
July 11, 2019 @ 5:31 pm

Do I shoot him with my left hand or the right?

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Les Quilter
July 11, 2019 @ 5:32 pm

One wrong move and the puppy gets it!

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C Warner
July 11, 2019 @ 7:07 pm

Runners to your marks…get set…

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Charles Cameron Carruthers
July 12, 2019 @ 10:28 am

My name is fast draw McGraw!

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David Tremain
July 25, 2019 @ 4:44 pm

Wight, you chaps, over there. The wemainder for the fiwing squad form up.

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Sandra Merrick
July 30, 2019 @ 4:04 pm

Don’t forget my gin & tonic again or there’ll be consequences

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james booth
August 10, 2019 @ 7:09 pm

are you going to shoot your self in the foot with a gun.

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Sarah Coleshill
August 21, 2019 @ 12:43 pm

Join the army, they said! Get your own gun, no strings attached!

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