Feeding the Soldier – CCGW

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Feeding the Soldier

Food, Rations, and Life on the Front Lines

Image: “13th Bn. men having a meal outside their dug-out. December, 1917” Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada/O-2332

Living conditions in the trenches were notoriously difficult,

~ but one aspect ~

that made it more or less bearable for the troops was the food.

Over 400,000 soldiers

of the

Canadian Expeditionary Corps served in Europe

and had to be fed every day,

which required not only large quantities of supplies,

but also the continued effort

of support troops in the Army Service Corps.

Feeding the Soldier

Food, Rations, and Life on the Front Lines

Image: “13th Bn. men having a meal outside their dug-out. December, 1917” Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada/O-2332

Living conditions in the trenches were notoriously difficult,

~ but one aspect ~

that made it more or less bearable for the troops was the food.

Over 400,000 soldiers

of the

Canadian Expeditionary Corps served in Europe

and had to be fed every day,

which required not only large quantities of supplies,

but also the continued effort

of support troops in the Army Service Corps.