A 1916 kit given to British soldier during the Battle of the Somme it kit shows the simplicity of some of the equipment. Along with his gas mask a private would be issued with a spiked ¿trench club¿ ¿ almost identical to medieval weapons. Some of the more unusual items include puttees for binding trousers around lower legs (to the right of the boots), a tin of stewed apples (top right, second row), Oxo cubes next to the tin, a leather belt with leather pouches (centre) and a trench club (centre left)
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