To Take Another Blanket—same as "Take-on."
Top Sergeant—first sergeant.
Up the Pole—to swear off drinking.
Yellow-leg—cavalryman.
Youngster—a young officer (a first or second lieutenant).
Wagon-soldier—light or field artilleryman.
Wind-jammer—a trumpeter or bandsman.
Wood-butcher—company artificer.
ENGLISH ARMY SLANG
Gravel Crushers—infantry soldiers.