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The Great War 1914 - Semaphore Signalling
Demonstration at Heckington Show, Lincolnshire.
Women young and old took part in semaphore signaling on the Great War homefront.
Also signaling officers on the battlefields used semaphore signals to communicate important information during combat.
Semaphore signaling was an important method of communication. A simple way of transmitting information at a distance. The essential component of the system is the use of movable arms to hoist signal flags. An entire alphabet could be signaled depending on the positioning of the flags.
The Great War 1914 - Semaphore Signalling
Demonstration at Heckington Show, Lincolnshire.
Women young and old took part in semaphore signaling on the Great War homefront.
Also signaling officers on the battlefields used semaphore signals to communicate important information during combat.
Semaphore signaling was an important method of communication. A simple way of transmitting information at a distance. The essential component of the system is the use of movable arms to hoist signal flags. An entire alphabet could be signaled depending on the positioning of the flags.