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British soldier eating rations at the Front, WW1
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British soldier eating rations at the Front, WW1
Tommys Salle A Manger at the Front. Dinner-time in a British trench where the soldiers dining room with tapestried with mud and carpeted with muddy water. Date: 1915
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Balaclava Conditions Eating Knitted Meal Mealtime Muddy Muffler Ration Rations Scarf Tommies Tommy Trench Trenches Mealtimes
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This evocative photograph captures the harsh realities of life in the British trenches during the First World War. Titled "Tommy's Salle à Manger at the Front. Dinner-time in a British trench," the image portrays a weary soldier taking a moment to eat his meager rations amidst the muddy and unforgiving conditions of the Western Front. The soldier, bundled up against the cold in a knitted balaclava, muffler, and scarf, sits on the edge of a trench, his dinner tray balanced precariously on his lap. The 'dining room' around him is a far cry from the comforts of home - instead, it is tapestried with mud and carpeted with muddy water. The soldier's expression is one of resignation, as he focuses on his meager meal, a can of bully beef and a loaf of bread, while the harsh realities of war continue to unfold around him. The image, dated 1915, serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by soldiers during the Great War, and the unrelenting conditions they faced on the front lines.
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