War Diaries Talk

Teas

  • erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

    This order did not forget the meals: breakfast, dinner and even teas. What about supper? 😃

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  • ral104 by ral104 moderator, scientist

    I think this is most likely a case of a hot (or cold, in the second case) dinner at lunchtime, with tea being the evening meal. Terminology varies even today - some people still have dinner at lunchtime. To me, tea is dinner.

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

    Articles re Food in ww1 Interestng Stories*

    Trench Food Articles under Primary Souces.
    See story from his book Robert Graves (Poet) (Primary Sources -‘’Article 5) I have just finished his autobiography, "Goodbye to all That” and remember this part of it in particular. Also see report by Officer regarding food under (Primary Sources - Article 4) Quite different from what the troops ate! See *link http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtrenchfood.htm and British soldiers eating hot rations in the Ancre Valley during the Battle of the Somme, October 1916 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/26247563

    Also Soldiers food in the trenches and their ration menu included ½ gill of rum. Gill measurement = ...Although its capacity has varied with time and location, in the United States it is defined as half a cup, or four U.S. fluid ounces, which equals 7.219 cubic inches, or 118.29 cubic cm; in Great Britain the gill is five British fluid ounces, which equals 8.669 cubic inches, one-fourth pint, or 142.07 cubic cm.9 Sep 2009... Link: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-one/the-western-front-in-world-war-one/soldiers-food-in-the-trenches/

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