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Upon reflection I was thinking the Private and the Staff Sergeant were riding in an open unheated armoured vehicle. Probably dressed in Battle Dress, Greatcoats, Beaver hats and wool scarves. Wearing nailed ammunition boots or maybe shoepacs on their feet. Knit wool gloves or leather gauntlets on their hands. Possibly goggles to keep their eyeballs from freezing. Damn determined men to be out in those conditions.