A total anorak question, but does anyone know how an infantry rifleman was expected to pack his gear into his 37 pattern webbing?
I seem to remember at some point it being something along the lines of:
Left ammunition pouch: 2 Bren magazines
right ammunition pouch: spare socks, one or 2 bandoliers
small pack: mess tins, mug, shaving kit, rations, gas cape on top
large pack: in the wagon containing miscellaneous other stuff that I can't remember
I'm probably entirely wrong -- please educate me!
I seem to remember at some point it being something along the lines of:
Left ammunition pouch: 2 Bren magazines
right ammunition pouch: spare socks, one or 2 bandoliers
small pack: mess tins, mug, shaving kit, rations, gas cape on top
large pack: in the wagon containing miscellaneous other stuff that I can't remember
I'm probably entirely wrong -- please educate me!