WW II British Field Rations Crate

[1 BEP]

Does anyone own an original WW II British Field Rations crate? If yes, could you please post a picture of it.

Were these crates natural wood color with black stenciling?

[Old Smelly]

There are several types, depending on contents, plain wood with black or possibly dark blue lettering, see Bouchery book, Vol1, p123

[1 BEP]

Thanks Old Smelly.

Were any of the crates made in the UK during the war?

Are most of the crates marked with the contents?

[Old Smelly]

Ration Crate

They usually have contents marked and a use by date

[Old Smelly]

other end only has S R D

[Old Smelly]

Country of origin might depend on contents, there was a factory in Bristol that packed rations, I will try to post a picture from their book.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Here is my Compo rations box. I found this myself at the side of the river Waal near Nijmegen a few years ago now. I only have the one picture as it is packed away.

Cheers, Ade.