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Content of WW2 Loan Box 2 |
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WWII EMERGENCY PACK In this tin are very basic items, tea, sugar, biscuits, which would have been used in an emergency. "U" "21" |
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WWII RATION PACK Every member of the British Army was issued with a Ration Pack, it would contain very basic items like sweets and tinned meat. "V" "22" |
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WWII ARP BOOKLET "The Protection of Your Home Against Air Raids" this is one of the many leaflets which were issued to homes during the Second World War.
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WWII WVS BADGE The Womens Voluntary Service is one of the best examples of the successful mobilisation of women during the war. "W" "23" |
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WWII FIELD DRESSING All army personal would be issued with a field dressing, there are two bandages inside a hard wearing cover, this one is original. "Q" "17" |
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WWII TYPE BRITISH BATTLE DRESS BLOUSE This is called a 1940 pattern battle dress, it is made of Khaki Wool Serge, this one is original and has a few moth holes. We have treated the garment so there are no more moths or eggs only holes. Almost identical to the type worn during WW2.
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WWII TYPE BATTLE DRESS TROUSERS Again these are made of Khaki Wool Serge, they were very uncomfortable to wear.
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WWII BRITISH ARMY ISSUE WARM UNDERPANTS These underpants have never been worn, so many millions of items were made for the armed forces during WWII that not all of them were used, some can still can be found at army surplus stores, but these places are becoming very rare. "T" "20" |
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WWII BRITISH WATER BOTTLE This is an enamelled water bottle with a cork stopper and covered with felt, they were issued to all army personal. It would hang from their webbing set, along with lots of other equipment, all together the soldier's pack would weigh approx. 60lbs. "J" "10" |
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WWII BRITISH BRODIE HELMET Issued to army personal, they came in all different sizes, this one is cap size 58. Although it's very heavy, it could save a man's life from falling shrapnel or bullets. "K" "11" |
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'IN FLANDERS FIELD' This poem was written by John Mc Crae, it refers to the First World War but is used to remember all wars. On Remembrance Sunday the poem spoken at the Cenotaph is as follows: "L" "12" |
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WWII LEAFLETS A selection of leaflets from the Second World War "M" "11" |
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WWII CIVIL DEFENCE ARM BAND This was worn by all Civil Defence Personal or "Dads Army" after the War a certificate was awarded to everyone who had helped. "F" "6" |
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WWII ARP CLOTH BADGE ARP stands for Air Raid Precautions, the cloth badge would have been worn on the shoulder of the jacket. "G" "7" |
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PACKET OF DRIED EGG Eggs became rationed during WWII so dried eggs became very popular, this is a reproduction packet of dried egg which was equal to 12 eggs. "H" "8" |
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'MAKE DO AND MEND' BOOK This is a copy of a book that was available during WWII, it was first printed in 1943 for the Ministry of Information. "I" "9" |
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WWII ARP WHISTLE These whistles were issued to every warden during the 2nd World War, after the Home Office had pestered the Treasury to provide one per warden for reasons of hygiene. It was finally agreed, allowing the warden to carry one at all times. "O" "15" |
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WWII EPHEMERA FOLDER ONE 1. GAS ATTACK - LEAFLET
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WWII SWEETS AND CHOCOLATES During WWII many things were rationed, including sweets and chocolates, shown here are a few examples, notice that the packets are very basic. "N" "14" |