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Arthur Douglas Crease Letters, Diaries and Scrapbooks

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In the bottom left-corner of tunic a field dressing or shell dressing was sewn into the lining – The was a small or large bandage with or without an ampoule of Iodine .

In the haversack was always carried (in a cotton bag) the "Iron Ration" consisting of 1 lb tin of "Bully" Beef 10 oz [?] of ration biscuits + at first an "oval tin" containing tea + sugar. This latter was discontinued - The biscuits were invariably ground to powder + unedable .

I always used to carry cheese instead of beef as it caused less thirst