personal stories of cooking in battle and related subjects

[glynnchristian]

Hello:

They say an army marches on its stomach; but who were the men and women who put that food into those stomachs and what is their experience of war? I am writing a book about the heroes behind the heroes - the men and women who fed and feed our forces.

It seems clear to me that without catering there could be no war, yet the stories of the few who fed so many have never been recognised. I hope my book will do this.

To help I need personal stories of Catering Corps experience - even the simplest things are worthwhile. For instance: what was training like? How DID you get a cup of tea on D-Day. Who supplied what to the 8th Army when it was in the Desert? Who cooked for whom in the Falklands? What difference did it make to be cooking for the Officers Mess? What did you eat when you had a shift off? What's it like running a Mess in Afghanistan or Iraq - what did soldiers appreciate most at mealtimes when serving in Northern Ireland.

I hope there are still some very few who remember such service in the Second World War - others will know where there are diaries and letters of those who did. And what was it like before the creation of the Catering Corp?

Please let me know what you know - it's time the rest of the world knew about it too!

Yours: Glynn Christian
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[davidboomer]

Hi,
did you get any stories? They are pretty much forcing the army chef out... Your stories might help!!