In the British Army during the Second World War, were any special arrangements made in terms of worship or diet for soldiers of faiths other than...
Hi all, I'm trying to understand how the Army cooks were organised in the field. I believe they were part of the RASC, and in 1941 became the Army...
This popped up on another forum and I thought if anyone could identify the source, and perhaps even add some context, they probably reside here;...
What did this rack next to the stowage box hold? I was recently going over the stowage list for the Valentine SP (aka Archer) and I think I may...
In my never ending quest for items for my India-Burma archive I stumbled across this once common wooden crate at the Malvern Flea Market...
From Daily Record, 21 October 1943 [ATTACH]
Im interested to know how realistic these ration packs are? Im considering doing a week on compo as part of my research Can you tell me how close...
I copy below a rough transcript of 36 Army Transport Coy RASC for period following landing Normandy 1944. I have three main questions; 1. Compo...
A few question if I may: -How was a tank crew assigned to a tank, were they just told which one, or was there some other process? -Once a crew...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/5/newsid_2737000/2737731.stm
my grandfather told me about the rations his regiment used to have on his battles through africa, biscuits - he described them as dog biscuits...
I am looking into rations in the Burma campaign. In the Composite ration pack 'Indian Packed', both for British and Indian troops 'Biscuits...
This question is directed to WWII veterans who are on the forum. I am researching (among many subjects) WWII rations that were issued and eaten...
In today's Times I spotted this photo of a wartime factory producing the 50 cigarette tins that kept us going during our time overseas. I...
The subject of food and drink can occupy the mind obsessively when none is available. WW2 saw many improvements in feeding, I'm sure there are...
It is well documented that the americans had a very good rations set up, does anyone know what that was anyway, and also breakdowns for German,...
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