Group+4+Soldier

,​ **__LIFE AS A BRITISH SOLDIER!!!!__**

The British Soldier had very small food rationings and for different countries soldiers would get even more or less food per. day
 * **British Daily Ration - 1914*** 20 oz. Fresh or frozen meat, or 16 oz. preserved or salt meat
 * 20 oz. bread, or 16 oz. biscuit or flour
 * 4 oz. bacon
 * 3 oz. cheese
 * 5/8 oz. tea
 * 4 oz. jam
 * 3 oz. sugar
 * 1/2 oz. slat
 * 1/36 oz. pepper
 * 1/20 oz. mustard
 * 8 oz. fresh or 2 oz. dried vegetables
 * 1/10 gill lime juice if vegetable not issued (for scurvey)
 * 1/2 gill rum (at discretion of commanding general)
 * not to exceed 20 oz. tobacco per week ||

August 24th 1915 Dear diary,

It’s the day after the Battle of Mons. Eave though we lost because we have been held to retreat to Marne. I am so disappointed because I worked so hard sniping them out of the trenches. I was keeping track of each kill I had in the dirt with my finger since it was my first time in battle. When I got back from the battle I had a gun shot wound in my left leg from a German sniper on the other side of the cliffs. Now im in my cabin sitting on my cott with my leg rapped. .

August 23rd, 1914

Dear diary,  It was our first encounter with the German forces. This battle was fought on our western front. As we move cautiously  on from the Belgian coast our commander and Chief Sir John French. Our plan was to meet with [|General Lanrezac's]  Fifth Army near Charleroi on the Sambre. The Germans stand no chance against me and my sniper. My favorite sniper is the mosin negate. I love its power and durability. As we march the confidence in me and our troops has grown really large.

October 8th 1914 Dear diary,

We haven’t had a battle in a while and now my troops and I our just training and getting our guns ready for the next battle. While I was training I broke my ankle going threw a course. The nurses that were there told me that they are going to have to send me home. I was really mad at them, but I understood because I no use to my team when I cannot walk. I said my farewells and they sent me home.



[] "The Battle of Mons" Dec.17 [] "Mosin Nagant" Dec.18 [] "Victoria Cross" Dec.20 [] "British Food Rationings" Dec. 22 [] "World War 1 Soldier" Dec. 18