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Excavated WWII boxes in Holland
I have a question.
A good acquaintance of mine dug up two steel boxes during his work, he is a professional ammunition and bomb reamer at a company. These boxes have different inscriptions. Dimensions: 20x15 inch height 18 inch Is there anyone who can tell me what these boxes are, what they were used for and what unit they were used with? If someone has a clear image…… please! Thanks in advance! Last edited by Hanno Spoelstra; 08-09-19 at 17:53. Reason: Changed “coffins” to “boxes” |
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Colloquially called a Haybox or Hay Box. Used to finish cooking and bring forward hot food to the troops. Used by the British army (and I suspect Canadian too?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haybox Matt |
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Here is a link to a post in an older thread where I brought a couple to another MLU member a few years back. There is a clear photo of some Cdn made examples.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...0&postcount=61 |
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Thanks for the response.
Greetings, Wout Jansen |
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