Inventories Of War: Soldiers' Kit From 1066 to 2014
A look at the changes and advancements of soldier's equipment from 1066 till present day.
Published 11 years ago in People & Lifestyle
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1645 New Model Army musketeer, Battle of Naseby. Each kit represents the personal equipment carried by a notional common British soldier at a landmark battle over the past millennium. It is a sequence punctuated by Bosworth, Naseby, Waterloo, the Somme, Arnhem and the Falklands bookended by the Battle of Hastings and Helmand Province.
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1944 lance corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem. Each photograph shows a soldiers world condensed into a pared-down manifest of defences, provisions and distractions. There is the formal as issued by the quartermaster and armourer and the personal timepieces, crucifixes, combs and shaving brushes.
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2014 close-support sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmland Province. The evolution of technology that emerges from the series is a process that has accelerated over the past century. The pocket watch of 1916 is today a waterproof digital wristwatch the bolt-action Lee-Enfield rifle has been replaced by laser-sighted light assault carbines and lightweight camouflage Kevlar vests take the place of khaki woollen Pattern service tunics.
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