This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and lpoor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell.
Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn’t uncommon. Here’s a bunch of cool links
Yes, it’s a little known pice of trivia actually, they were making a statement about the war
This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and lpoor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell.
Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn’t uncommon. Here’s a bunch of cool links
Those are some cool links, thanks!
It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named “lemon party” to get the info straight from the source.