A 24 hour ration pack issued to soldiers serving in Afghanistan in 2005. The high-calorie packs are standard issue for the British Armed Forces on operations and, it's claimed, contain enough food to last one person 24 bock, biscuits, tissues, Yorkie bar, fruit flavoured sweets, Lamb stew with potatoes, chicken sausages and beans in tomato sauce, Fruit dumplings in custard, dried orange juice, coffee powder, chicken and sweetcorn gum, Chicken and herb pate, Hot pepper sauce, vegetable stock drink. Beverage whitener, chocolate flavoured drinking powder, instant tea.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Wiltshire, England
Photo credit: © David Parker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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