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[[File:Royal Irish Rifles ration party Somme July 1916.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Tommies" from the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] in the [[Battle of the Somme]]'s trenches during the [[World War I|First World War]].]]
'''Tommy Atkins''' (often just '''Tommy''') is [[slang]] for a common [[soldier]] in the [[British Army]]. It was certainly well established during the nineteenth century, but is particularly associated with [[World War I]]. It can be used as a term of reference, or as a form of address. [[Germany|German]] soldiers would call out to "Tommy" across [[no man's land]] if they wished to speak to a British soldier. [[France|French]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] troops would also call British soldiers "Tommies". In more recent times, the term Tommy Atkins has been used less frequently, although the name "Tom" is occasionally still heard, especially with regard to [[paratrooper]]s.
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