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| Picture No | 10823350 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | Daily rations for enemy prisoners of war in England, WW1 |
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A table displaying the rations given to enemy prisoners of war interned in England during the First World War. The picture was taken at a POW camp in Leigh, Lancashire and shows 1 1/2 lb of bred, 1/2 lb meat, 1oz of coffee or 1/2 oz of tea, 1/2 oz of salt, 2oz of sugar, 1/2 oz of pepper, 1/20th of a 1lb tin of milk, 8oz of fresh vegetables, 1oz margarine and 2oz of rice, beans, lentils or peas. Sounds quite generous!
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 19 August 1916 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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