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Busselton Historical Society > Records

WW1 Dixie

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Overview

WW1 rectangular shaped aluminum mess tin set consisting of a deep base with a close fitting lid and rounded corners. The the lower part has a handle. A dixie like this would have been issued to most Australian soldiers to use for cooking.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2020.304

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict

Material

Width

165 mm

Height or length

155 mm

Depth

100 mm

Contextual Information

Dixie was trench slang for the tin soldiers used in cooking. It came from the Hindi word for kettle which was pronounced as daygachy.

Keywords

First World War

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