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ammunition are the essentials, after that you have things like spare socks, cleaning kit for your weapon, waterproofs, torch, matches, toilet roll and food. (compass is generally kept in a pocket)

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It varied from country to country and depending on the time, but a mess kit and a change of socks would probably have been standard.

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