Compo ration dump and men carrying more supplies
Lantern slide showing a compo ration dump and men carrying more supplies to it, March 1943.From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were given to the 78th Division Battleaxe Club, who then developed slides of them.Associated with World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943).Composite Rations, also known as the 14-Man Ration, were used to feed troops in the period between the issue of the individual 24 hour ration and the establishment of field kitchens for various units. The ?compo? ration came in a wooden crate and contained tinned and packaged food
Picture No
11095140
Media ID
48572861
Size
2990px x 3000px
(2.1MB)
Credit
© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Lantern slide
Date
1943
