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INITIAL KIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Clothing (Military)
DEF

Equipment and material furnished to an individual upon incorporation into a military body.

CONT

Getting new clothes was also a luxury [for the man]. He had been issued with an initial kit during his period of basic training in England, and a supplementary battle kit was distributed at the base camp at Etaples. [He] arrived at the front line as fully clothed and equipped as the state of army supplies permitted at any given time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Habillement (Militaire)
DEF

Équipement et matériel attribué à une personne dès son incorporation à un corps militaire.

CONT

Dotation initiale. Elle est constituée des effets et accessoires d'habillement composant la tenue [de service courant et la tenue de soirée.]

Spanish

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