PWM Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Please can somebody tip me off regarding the meaning of "M.V.", as in this 1918 POW diary entry referring to stewing up the contents of "large tins of M.V." Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 My guess would be 'meat and vegetables'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Perhaps, MN-Maconochie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 I would also go with 'Meat & Vegetables' ... the long lead-in to that 'V' looks to contain a vestigial '&'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepper Posted 30 November , 2018 Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Maconochie's tinned Meat & Vegatables. Standard army rations for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWM Posted 30 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 30 November , 2018 Thank you everyone! Meat & Vegetables, M & V with a vestigial '&' makes perfect sense. Here's an almost identical vestige in my grandfather's 'Dad & Mater'. on Oct 27th 1918. I'll amend the Nov 27th M & V transcript accordingly... I'm curating the diary at https://raburnard.uk/ @RABurnard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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