How much equipment did a ww1 soldier have?
the first line up would be loaded down with equipment, in addition to their rifle and bayonet, they would each have a further 100 rounds of ammo in their webbing (the belts and pouches on them) a further 100 rounds in bandolers (cotton bags that hung around the neck) each man would also be issued with 2 grenades (specalist grenaders would have a bag with 10+) on their chest they would have a bag containing a gas mask and gas cape. on their back in a rucksack would be an overcoat, one pair of socks one shirt and personal effects (being the british army this would include, boot polish and shaving items) every man carried a canteen with water and also each man would have been issued with 2 days worth of rations, which is those days was basically large tins of bully beef or spam one man in three carried a shoval (not the modern fold up one but one of the ‘proper’ shovals with the long woodern handles) this was for when they captured the enemy trench they would be able to pile up dirt on th
