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Description: | First World War period British Army groundsheet: a Sealed Pattern from the Royal Army Clothing Department, dated 9 August 1916.
The Groundsheet was used as part of the soldier's personal equipment whereby it could be used as personal protection against the weather as a cape, a clean surface to lie equipment and weapons on while cleaning, and as an overhead shelter.
Groundsheet: waterproof groundsheet made of 'Mackintosh' material | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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