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“All was not well with the Soldiers’ Diet”: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Official Australian Imperial Force Food Provisions, 1914–18

avondale-bepress.context-key25612202
avondale-bepress.submission-patharts_papers/82
avondale.affiliateReynaud, Daniel; 0000-0001-6857-3874
avondale.departmentScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale.facultyArts
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
avondale.reporting.versionAuthor Accepted Manuscript (AAM)
dc.contributor.authorReynaud, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:33:51Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:33:51Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-10
dc.date.submitted2021-10-26T04:24:05Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Official army rations were calculated to maintain the soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) of 1914-1918 in good fighting trim. This article systematically investigates for the first time this provisioning, evaluating its effectiveness in sustaining the soldiers as fighting men. Three key unresolved areas of research are explored: the debate over whether army provisioning was more diverse and balanced than popular impressions, the degree to which conclusions drawn about provisioning at Gallipoli can be applied across all the campaigns of the AIF, and comparisons with British army provisioning. It concludes that AIF rations were physiologically and emotionally inadequate throughout the war.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Reynaud, D. (2020). ‘All was not well with the soldiers’ diet’: An evaluation of the effectiveness of official Australian Imperial Force food provisions, 1914–18. <em>First World War Studies, 11</em>(3), 241-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475020.2021.1978307</p>
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19475020.2021.1978307
dc.identifier.issn1947-5039
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/25612202
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.relation.ispartofFirst World War Studies
dc.rights<p>Used by permission: the author.</p> <p>Staff and Students of Avondale University may access the full text of this article from library PRIMO search <a href="http://avondale-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=AVN%20">here</a>.</p>
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAustralian Imperial Force (AIF); Army Diet; Nutrition; Society and Health; Military Catering
dc.title“All was not well with the Soldiers’ Diet”: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Official Australian Imperial Force Food Provisions, 1914–18
dc.typeJournal Article

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