What type of cooker was stored in the Bren Gun carrier

[Jim Burrill]

Is the box under the tins supposed to be the AFV Ration refill?

My knowledge on some details are weak... I thought the actual metal boxes for 2men 1 day , 3 men 1 Day, and 5 men 1day, stayed with the vehicle and were replenished from a throw-away cardboard box.

From a FaceBook page for WW1 and WW2 British Rations, a similar picture of a Compo box has white labels on tins without obvious labels, like the Bully beef or the salmon tins. This was discussed and the consensus was the bit of white space and "Peas" or "Soup" were added just for the photo to illustrate a point - ID to viewers of the photograph what the (unreadable) tin stenceling was.

I would think the odd labeling in this picture was from the same project.

WOuld love to see clear pictures of the restock cardboard box! I have been working on recreating the AFV and Compo rations to look correct, yet hide modern food. Safe for eating, match the right type and quantity of food as the wartime tins, and have a reusable material so you are not throwing away a 20 $$ label.

To that end, the best I have seen is a gold Mylar printing paper that you laser print the label on, then cut to fit the modern tin, and attach with some rubber cement. Use a can opener on the end without the pull tab, and eat the contents. Peel the label off after use (and the public has left). Then reattach after hitting the grocery market.

The Mylar paper would do two key thins - hide the modern tin ridges, and give it the gold color of the tins that have been shellacked. A third reason is to be able to reuse the things.

Anyone else interested in sharing notes and resources for such a project?