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Australian Army - Food Ration Packs

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Food prepared by Portion Pack Foods, New Zealand

Subcollections

Military

Overview

Four clear plastic bags - each containing wrapped food, condiments and sundries

Historical information

There are two types of ration packs within this Collection:

(a) Australian Army Soldier :
Combat Ration One Man ("CR1M") is intended to feed one soldier for 24hours and consists of two main meals, a midday snack and a number of sundry items.
Also includes FRED (field ration eating device) which serves as a can opener, bottle opener and spoon.

(b) Australian Army Cadet :
Hunger Buster Cadet Ration Pack is a complete 24hour ration pack designed for the dietary requirements of cadets.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.227

Item type

Food

Themes

Buildings > Military
Defence > Army
People
War and Conflict

Material

Food

Weight

1200 g

Inscriptions and markings

To view list of items in each bag, go to tab labelled "media"

Contextual Information

(a) Food Ration Bag was issued to Ms G Craigie whilst out on an "Exercise Gumboot Barricade" 2024. This was a joint exercise with Katanning (518ACU), Bunbury (515ACU) and Busselton (511ACU). The exercise ran from 30 August 2024 - 1 September 2024, and was held at the training ground near Wellington Dam.

(b) These Food Ration Bags were issued to Ms G Craigie whilst out on biovacs.

Ms G Craigie was a member of the 511 Army Cadet Unit, Busselton.

Keywords

Australian Army

Cadets

Field Rations

Place made

New Zealand

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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