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Ww1 british soldier equipment. Edmonds writing in 1925, " The British Army of 1914 was the best trained best equipped and best organized British Army ever sent to war". The soldier’s personal equipment had a dual purpose: it was intended to enable him to carry out his military duties, and it was supposed to guarantee, independent of stationary installations, the fulfillment of basic life necessities – protection from the elements, eating, and drinking. The personal equipment of the large, continental European conscription armies had evolved over the decades, and so by the outbreak of the war in 1914, the enormous amount of extant supplies made modernization difficult. I have re-uploaded the individual photos in case the original links go dead (click to enlarge each photo). Pages in category "World War I military equipment of the United Kingdom" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. By contrast, in 1908, the relatively small British army had implemented a completely new, uniformly constructed equipment system which was made entirely without leather. According to the British official historian Brigadier James Edward Edmonds recorded in 1925, " The British Army of 1914, was the best trained best equipped and best organized British Army ever sent to war". ^ The Great War (2017-01-02). ^ "Turkish Revolver". ^ a b c d e f "Some WWI British grenades". tm xxcu6j5 b3rq tcoit 3ddnd8 nx xg ctr8o adxq gb7p
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