Toby Brayley Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Hello. I thought this might be of interest to fellow member's of the GWF. These are scans taken from the original booklet,the pages below are just a selection of some of the pages. If you would like the entire booklet please let me know. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Fascinatng! I wonder what a soldier's buying power was? I don't have the information to know what the daily "net" pay was for a private. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclarke Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Fascinating indeed and interesting to see so many familiar items. Possibly comes under the heading of stupid question and dare I ask but Ammonia use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 19 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Lots of uses!... Scrubbs Ammonia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tocemma Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Well done Toby, nice to confirm the availability of khaki and 'web' blanco at the front in 1916. Very interesting list of items. Regards Tocemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Hi Toby, A great document and out of interest a shilling was worth about 1 franc 35 centimes in 1916. Regards Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 19 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2015 thanks chaps, glad it can be of interest to someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Interesting that the currency seems not to have been defined. One assumes that it is French Francs, which suggests another thought: what about Belgium currency in the war? I note that if a soldier had a dose of the runs, one day's pay would buy him a bottle of "stopper", ie Chlorodyne. Unavailable these days, presumably because it works. Most old-fashioned solutions for all sorts of problems are similarly banned, such as Mortegg to treat fruit trees etc. Its the EU, innit?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalyback Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 There was questions raised about troops getting football's to the front. They are listed above so an item easy to hand. Surprised at the cost of woodbines compared to Perrier water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 Interesting that the currency seems not to have been defined. One assumes that it is French Francs, which suggests another thought: what about Belgium currency in the war? The French and Belgian francs - and indeed a lot of other European currencies - were at par in 1914, at 25.22 to the pound sterling. See the Field Sevice Pocket Book 1914, pages 267-8. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Riley Posted 19 April , 2015 Share Posted 19 April , 2015 The French and Belgian francs - and indeed a lot of other European currencies - were at par in 1914, at 25.22 to the pound sterling. See the Field Sevice Pocket Book 1914, pages 267-8. Ron Parity presumably because of a gold standard? Also ... Toby, Thanks for sending images Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 20 April , 2015 Author Share Posted 20 April , 2015 Not a problem. You will note that a case of port is 46 Francs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 Re: Chlorodyne Dr. John Collis Browne’s Chlorodyne was marketed as a cure for coughs, colds, asthma, migraines and bronchitis, as well as for the treatment of cholera symptoms. One of the more famous patent medicines, it was a mixture of laudanum (an alcoholic solution of opium), cannabis tincture and chloroform and was a huge hit, inspiring a series of imitators to churn out their own versions of Chlorodyne. Many of the knock-offs replaced laudanum with morphine hydrochloride. Over the years, the tincture of cannabis was removed from the formulation and the morphine content gradually lowered. On July 28, 1916 a law that forbade the sale of cocaine and opium based products to soldiers was voted in, so chlorodyne would be off the shopping list then or did they still carrying selling to they were out of stock? Regards Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 My parents kept some in the cupboard, and it was known as "red light" or "stopper". "Green light" was Andrews Liver salts. Emergency Green was ExLax. With only one khasi in the house, and four occupants, regularity and predictability were much sought after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Riley Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 Not a problem. You will note that a case of port is 46 Francs! I hope that everybody remembered to pass the mug of port the right way down the trench at, say, Railway Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Riley Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 Re: Chlorodyne Dr. John Collis Browne’s Chlorodyne was marketed as a cure for coughs, colds, asthma, migraines and bronchitis, as well as for the treatment of cholera symptoms. One of the more famous patent medicines, it was a mixture of laudanum (an alcoholic solution of opium), cannabis tincture and chloroform and was a huge hit, inspiring a series of imitators to churn out their own versions of Chlorodyne. Many of the knock-offs replaced laudanum with morphine hydrochloride. Over the years, the tincture of cannabis was removed from the formulation and the morphine content gradually lowered. On July 28, 1916 a law that forbade the sale of cocaine and opium based products to soldiers was voted in, so chlorodyne would be off the shopping list then or did they still carrying selling to they were out of stock? Regards Pompey This sounds like the sort of expert knowledge that should be originating from the home town of Jesse Boot, who probably sold a bottle or two himself. Is that 'a huge hit' = very popular or 'a huge hit' = 'immediately stoned on consumption' or, of course, both? More seriously, was the law forbidding sale of opium or cocaine products to soldiers enacted as result of abuse or problems with self-prescription for medical use in the field? Was it applicable only in the UK or within the BEF as well (where presumably the writ of UK civil and military law ran as well). I would have thought that there would have been some backstreet pharmacie in 'Pop' where such things could be obtained. No worries if no answers; thanks for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 Hi Grumpy, how times have changed, we now keep IMODIUM® Quick-Dissolve tablets dissolve instantly on your tongue for fast, effective relief (other remedies are available). Ian, how do you keep the bottle on the table or is it the duck boards as it passed on. Poor etiquette to lift it up when pouring ! Regards Pompey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 No problem with RFC/ RAF ......... being a flying service the decanter [never a vulgar bottle] is required to be airborne between partakers. The AAC also adopted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 9 July , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 July , 2015 Hello Chaps, For those who are interested, Geoff over at Tommy's Pack Fillers has started to produce replicas of the price list. http://www.tommyspackfillers.com/showitem.asp?itemRef=DC067 Regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 13 August , 2018 Share Posted 13 August , 2018 hi, would it be possible to post the other pages of the price list? i'm doing some research on distribution of food and water at the front line, and these pages are really interesting to find out what products soldiers could buy at a canteen. regards, branco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 15 August , 2018 Author Share Posted 15 August , 2018 On 13/08/2018 at 15:22, Branco said: hi, would it be possible to post the other pages of the price list? i'm doing some research on distribution of food and water at the front line, and these pages are really interesting to find out what products soldiers could buy at a canteen. regards, branco Should be fine I need to see if I still have them on the hard drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Atkins Posted 15 August , 2018 Share Posted 15 August , 2018 Fascinating thread, thanks for posting the price list Toby. I've just finished re-reading Dunn's The War The Infantry Knew, and the good doctor had a very low opinion of EFC pricing - he appears to have thought of it pretty much as profiteering! However, 46FF for a case of port doesn't seem unduly extortionate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Brayley Posted 13 October , 2018 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2018 here is a link to the complete downloadable list. Via my googledrive. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RvdZQcp7XRXbaDDZslMQZ03rR-wzwuZl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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