http://annakrentz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/0 ... drink.html
I particularly like "A mobile tea canteen at the front in North Africa, 1942"
What-ho!
Nice details - white enamel mugs in 1944 (and why ever not). Painted camo tommy helmets 1940. And I love the small side cap fixed in an impossible position.
What-ho!
Nice details - white enamel mugs in 1944 (and why ever not). Painted camo tommy helmets 1940. And I love the small side cap fixed in an impossible position.
Noticed the painted camo helmets and not the monkey? 
Pretty good blog that. One which I could easily spend hours on if I'm not careful.
Nice find, Ranj! Some great photos there, cheers for sharing 
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I like "Tea served to German prisoners, France, 1944." Mainly because there are at least three very non-European looking 'German' chaps in that photo.
"RAF officers take tea in their mess in a French airfield, 1939-40." makes me realise we REALLY do re-enactment wrong. 
"RAF officers take tea in their mess in a French airfield, 1939-40." makes me realise we REALLY do re-enactment wrong.
Hmm I don't drink tea or re-enact but I think I could be persuaded to give "Officers being served tea in a garden in North Africa, possibility Tunisia, 1942" a go.
I have a small skewer hidden in the collar of my jumping jacket, and a razorblade in my gaiter, as well as my knife.
"RAF officers take tea in their mess in a French airfield, 1939-40." makes me realise we REALLY do re-enactment wrong.
Hmm I don't drink tea or re-enact but I think I could be persuaded to give "Officers being served tea in a garden in North Africa, possibility Tunisia, 1942" a go.
Ranj's idea of 'the Paris Club' just gets more and more appealing.
Noticed the painted camo helmets and not the monkey?
Oh I saw the ickle minkey, but not an issued item as far as I'm aware.
Noticed the painted camo helmets and not the monkey?
Oh I saw the ickle minkey, but not an issued item as far as I'm aware.
If it was issued, should it be blanco'ed? 
Probably a stores item
"Monkey, tropical, organ grinding for the use of"
So wouldnt be blancoed.
If it was an individual issue monkey as in
"Monkey, tropical, (back mounted), mans"
then possibly
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I'd need convincing that "Monkey, tropical, (back mounted), mans" would need to blancoed, issued or not.
In any case, I'm pretty sure this would have been a private purchase for the British Army in WW2 (this example seems to be of French ownership anyway - perhaps the French had other scales of issue?) although powder monkeys were standard issue in an earlier century.
Strangely, Soldier of Fortune have a repro in their catalogue, but since when have they been 100% correct? [link]http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Toys/Soft-Toys/Beanie-Boo-Coconut-the-Monkey(0048131)?searchPosition=13[/link]
I think it's a civilian model, it's a well known fact that all French families have a pet monkey.
I think it's a civilian model, it's a well known fact that all French families have a pet monkey.
Does it eat cheese?
I think it's a civilian model, it's a well known fact that all French families have a pet monkey.
Does it eat cheese?
And drinks wine and, surrenders at the sight of Germans!
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
I would like to point out that the germans also had ze monkeys.
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I think that is the famous monkey spy "Garble" - dropped behind the lines by SOE, fully trained in morse and wireless set operation. The plan never worked though, the only transmissions were about the stunning French monkey totty, unfortunately in abundance.
The German's attempt at monkey-spying (what Churchill called Bosh monkey-business) by infiltrating American troops was equally unsuccessful.
I would like to point out that the germans also had ze monkeys.
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