British WW2 Soldier's Personal Items

A good mix of original and reproduction items. We thought this would be a different way of presenting an example of what a soldier may have carried.
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[@jhorton1600]

This makes me want to go through my Search and Rescue pack to make sure I haven't forgotten extra socks in there.

[@commandplay]

I love these videos. Its so hard to find videos with a detailed inside look at WW2 soldier personal items.

[@H2dahizzl]

Tbh they wouldn’t have had all their stuff spread out like this it would have been in certain spots mess Tins wash roll etc

[@tearfull_blade]

Its kinda sucks that these people have left the channel i love there work they make it interesting to watch unlike other ones there litterly give it life and personality they now have four videos ww2 america and ww2/1 british they used to have one about the prints for like the chocolate bar and ids but that was taken down or they removed it same with the ww2 german i really with these people would come back

[@harryb8945]

Nice. Just two things. First your soap tin is from the 44 pattern web equipment and never saw use in ww2, most soldier just carried the soap in greace paper . Secondly the boot polish and brushes where mostly kept in the helve carrier and not the small pack.

[@jamo491]

Also he's not really a world war 2 British soldier, can't believe you picked up on the bloody soap tin but missed that...😂😂😂

[@CGM_68]

@@jamo491 You mean he's only pretending ?

[@jamo491]

@@CGM_68 I have mysuspicions that he may not be a genuine time traveller, but I have been wrong before.

[@harryb8945]

@@jamo491 right I do what these people do for a hobby. If you're going to do it you should want to be as accurate as possible, and unfortunate on the British side of things those soap tins are a common mistake. That I too was once guilty of. It's just some constructive feedback.

[@eldelcable3879]

Awesome video. That is unbelievable those men survived with that stuff and now we need a huge rucksack for a picnic day.

[@simonrobson2293]

I used a similar set up late 70s early eighties in infantry,i do wonder at all the gear now the military carry.

[@eldelcable3879]

@@simonrobson2293 British army?

[@simonrobson2293]

@@eldelcable3879 sorry late reply yes British army

[@elitn6160]

Where do you get you’re repro personal items, as far as British and American go

[@clivedunning4317]

Hate to be picky . . . BUT . . . the jack-knife is a post war (1950s) Belgian copy of the British one ! Thought it best to tell you in case you weren't aware of this fact. PS also no sign of the enamel tea mug, usually attached to the small pack closing strap !

[@jelkel25]

I think you may be correct (I have a Belgian one) but they are almost pristine good examples and it's hard to get British WW2 models that haven't had the blades ground down so they look more like toothpicks.

[@clivedunning4317]

@@jelkel25 The Belgian knives are usually slightly smaller than the British equivalent and a good many of them have scales (grips) that are smaller than the handles. Their quality usually leaves a lot to be desired. You can still obtain brand new British Army Jack-knifes from several of the original manufacturers in Sheffield. They are of a better quality steel and have more modern 'plastic' scales. My only gripes with them is the cost, and the fact that the thumb slot for the main blade is on the opposite side to the original. Happy New Year and enjoy your reenactment activities. (plus the knives do not have the WO (War Office) markings and government crow foot arrow).

[@duartesimoes508]

Have you made or are you planning to make a similar video about the Soviet and Japanese soldier?

[@tearfull_blade]

Dude there gone we dont know were but they channel dead twitter to they disappeared

[@davidcutlip]

dear Friend please forgive my intrusive question? Where is your right Arm and Hand?

[@captlazo6348]

Хороший материал Не хватает в дорожном наборе планки для чистки пуговиц, и помазок для бритья, щетка жля бритья, она была с деревянной ручкой.

[@je710817]

We used the same small pack (pukkel) in he Dutch Army up till begin 90...with the same packing list icl.rain cape on top ..

[@Romin.777]

Yep, pattern 1937 minus the ammo pouches. (lichting 91-3 / Seedorf 41 herstel compagnie) :))

[@jacksonteller1337]

We (Royal Dutch military) still used those mess tins until recently. In my experience you lose less of the bits in there if you reverse the big tin around the smaller tin.

[@tylerthegrimm]

Your British accent is excellent. Sounds legit Enough that I have to put subtitles on. I can't understand any of those people except the posh ones or the Welsh.

[@glenndouglas8822]

It's a northern English accent, our accents vary from Southern, Midlands and northern dialects. Then each individual town/city have their own accents. Hardly anyone speaks posh now, people think the British speak posh but they don't, it comes from a time when the BBC would not let regional accents on tv. The Welsh are easy to understand as they sing when they speak. Next time you listen to the Welsh, take notice. Hoped that helped Tyler. 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tylerthegrimm]

@Glenn Douglas it does. I still have to use subtitles for yalls shows, though. And your slang is beyond me.

[@sizoromero2269]

Really well done. Nice work 👏👏👏

[@happy_turtle1270]

Where did you get all your stuff

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

This being in character makes it very interesting mind

[@douglas2632]

Wish they still made Players Navy Cut. They were a favorite I haven't smoked for 40 years but I might be tempted with a Players

[@Nooziterp1]

The book on France - were they also given a phrasebook so they could converse with the locals? If not they should have been. The shaving mirror could be used for signalling if it was sunny. Cigarettes - vital for morale! And everyone smoked in those days. The 'housewife' set - this contained needles, thread and spare buttons.

[@cesarcasarrubias8987]

Probably shaking form the experience of the war

[@Perktube1]

Would that you allowed comments on the German field kit video. Both are well done.

[@albionmyl7735]

actually Anglosaxon brothers

[@polishstalkerpl]

Can you leave a scan of newspaper that foot powder was packed in?

[@isaacbuller8838]

just search british ww2 newspaper print

[@lephantomchickn3676]

Just rob your local library's stash of old papers.

[@glenndouglas8822]

@@lephantomchickn3676 Now you must be British 😂🤣 we love nicking things.

[@madcarew5168]

Years ago a mate who played squash at a posh club said he used wright's coal tar soap and left it in the showers...never used..never stolen!! Players navy cut..with a filter became players Gold Leaf..my favourite that dishapeared around 1980....when I did smoke!!!

[@simongee8928]

Would be so much easier if you used a mounted camera instead of holding it and having to handle the contents so awkwardly with one hand - !

[@JDMacias]

Where did you bought that?

[@stevelewis7263]

You handle those items like a burglar ransacking a house

[@corrarf]

Nicely done!

[@stephenhowes7542]

You wouldn’t carry boot cleaning kit . Only for parades

[@Nooziterp1]

Not so. They had to keep their boots clean if possible otherwise they leaked and fell apart. It was the same when I was in in the 1980s. When out in the field we were ordered to keep our boots clean. If we didn't then we could be put on a charge.

[@stephenhowes7542]

@@Nooziterp1 yes but your talking peacetime . I also did 22yrs including the falklands and boot cleaning was the last thing on our minds

[@Spetsnaz0o1]

@@stephenhowes7542 You would absolutely carry boot cleaning stuff in northwest Europe '44, plenty of images of guys carrying them, although they carried them in the entrenching tool cover rather than the pack because they would rarely need them so that kept them a little out the way. Dubbin especially was important and had to be carried as it gas proofed the boots. They might not have used them that often but they definitely carried them.

[@adiputra9164]

Hey I was looking for your chocolates video, and now its gone

[@michaeldelucci4379]

Can never have enough socks

[@Divyanshu0236]

3:49 That red stick thing, a Pencil?

[@kaletovhangar]

Yes.Chemical Pens were only starting to appear in ww2,so majority of soldiers still had to write with wooden graphite pencils or greasy and messy pens.

[@49mrbassman]

I was wondering why you have the knife issued to the Royal Navy, which has a fid for rope work (its not for removing boy scouts from horses hooves). The army issue only had can opener, blade and screwdriver.

[@andrewjohnston4127]

Sappers were issued this type of of knife, marlin spike was used for ropework. The navy had their own design of knife. It's much larger than the army type clasp knife

[@Nooziterp1]

Removing boy scouts from horses hooves - Lol!

[@tonydoggett7627]

Sappers use the spike to make a hole in plastic explosive for the detonator.

[@danielaramburo7648]

God bless the men who sacrificed to defeat the Nazis. Not only the soldiers, but the civilian spies who risked their life too.

[@irfanahmed9112]

No first sid items?

[@Tmilitaria]

Lol good stuff he’s performing, he’s a reenactor I assume.

[@behindthespotlight7983]

Ugggh. Those Players make Bugler loose leaf look like the moistest halfshare shag

[@andrewfrancis3591]

They were the posh ones. LOL Woodbines lower Victory V Supposedly camel poo.

[@fademusic1980]

your attention to detail is great

[@angloaust1575]

No gel cooker!

[@John-bv2ft]

Very interesting

[@dusty7264]

Cool video

[@ben9DB]

Barnsley accent?

[@Jo_Minerva]

Sounds like Scouse for me lol

[@crankcuffin1948]

Beautiful

[@johnsamsungs7570]

Not Dog Tags! As a Tommy you would not have called you Identification disks "Dog Tags" it was "ID Disks". Not sure of any slang. In the 2nd AIF they were called "Meat Tickets" because that is what they became when you were killed as you were now just a bag of meat!

[@stijnverstrepen7512]

Nice ABL knife 😆 luckly Belgium still made them after the war otherwise they would now be to expensive

[@shootingsportstransparency7461]

Nice but still need a small tin blenco for your webbing

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

As an ex military i can see with My minds eye how those cartons And papers Will Wet down into mush in after first night on The field. Perhapse wrapping them into right kind of paper Will preserve them?

[@Ancientcaptain]

It's a shame there's no energy biscuits in there or pervatin 🤣

[@andreedowns4561]

LOVELY DETAIL....WAS THE FIRST WAR SMALL PACK A LITTLE SMALLER THAN THE WW2 ONE ....IT LOOKS IT ????

[@douglasfreeman3229]

I WAS DEAFENED BY ARTILLERY FIRE TOO!

[@rickmoore3730]

@@douglasfreeman3229 LMAO ! .... sorry for shouting .

[@rickmoore3730]

@@douglasfreeman3229 LMAO ! .... sorry for shouting .

[@michaeldelucci4379]

Scarf

[@theromanorder]

About 63% of those items are luxury and an additional 24% of them are only useful for long term like higen utensils ect so hardly and of that is the minimum meaning alot of unesasery weight in an emergency

[@francisconoeda4830]

Excelente

[@Shards-of-Narsil]

Most of this is ww1 gear, not ww2.

[@Knigt643]

How people load their backpacks to go to school in ohio 💀:

[@andysanger7723]

Soap dish 🤐

[@steveforster9764]

Its for waterproofing your boots not for shiny boots

[@douglasfreeman3229]

A lot of unnecessary crap there.

[@tolik5929]

I would be getting rid of the soap , keeping the container , and putting something more useful in it . Always liked the British mess tin , and the " fred" can opener , over the US versions , of which , both were total rubbish .

[@misterbig9025]

No Durex?

[@tonydoggett7627]

What do want Sticky tape for? 😂🦘🇦🇺

[@panos.anastopoulos.]

✌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻❤🇬🇷

[@ivananderson5041]

I wonder how russian soldiers kit looks like today in ukraine I bet not as good and they not as happy to be in ukraine as british soldiers were in 44

[@stretchedout6600]

Fish and chips mate

[@douglasfreeman3229]

Big howdy pardner haaaamburgers! Gee whiz!

[@Romin.777]

Cats and Dogs mate

[@stretchedout6600]

Grandma died my condolences my limey

[@forgetfulpriestiv14]

Just so you know, I always downvote any video with the comments turned off no matter how good the video is. Turning off comments is never appropriate, especially when it comes to educational historical content

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

Buy a camera stand ffs. They're cheap as chips