Jack Morten, A Menu cooked on a primitive stove
| Title |
Jack Morten, A Menu cooked on a primitive stove
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|---|---|
| Subject |
Morten, John Clarke
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| Notes |
An explanation acompanied the menu: N° 1, made from Oxo cubes; 2, tinned lobster; 3, tinned chicken; 4, ration beef; 5, pears & cream; 6, gingerbread (out of a parcel); 7, savoury, sardines on toast; the meal was to celebrate the captain's birthday and was served in an old Bedouin marquee. The names of the courses include oases where they had camped on the way.
Editor's Comment: Pte. 2393 John Clarke Morten, 1/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and later attached to the Royal Air Force. |
| Item date |
14th September 1916
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| Creation place |
Sinai
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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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| Filename |
GWA_3815_Menu.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Sheila Morten
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Collection
Citation
“Jack Morten, A Menu cooked on a primitive stove,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 8, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4689.
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