Bacon For Breakfast 1916

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Bacon for Breakfast - World War One military food.

Location of events unknown - probably somewhere in France.

Item opens with M/S of soldiers standing at table cutting up meat. Other men come up with big pans and put the meat into them.

General view of the kitchens of the...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71251
Sort Number:
ON 009 K
Time in/Out:
01:46:09:00 / 01:47:06:00
Canister:
ON 009 K
Film ID:
1848.38
Issue Date:
1916

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