British WWI naval expressions described everything from eating to dying. Some of my favorites: Bully (canned, boiled, and pickled beef); Maconochie (a ration of beef, potatoes, beans, onions, and carrots in gravy); Pozzy (ration-issue jam); Chat (body louse); Napo (used up, worn out); Go phut (stop working); Last Post (Taps); and Go west (die). Read more about WWI history and its effect on immigrant families in On the Shore (see NOVELS).
