British or Commonwealth soldiers gather around a large stockpile of bread loaves at a field ration point somewhere in France during the First World War. Men wear the distinctive Brodie steel helmet, adopted in 1916, along with heavy wool greatcoats suited to the damp, cold conditions of the Western Front. Feeding an army of millions required an enormous and constant supply chain, and images like this one capture the unglamorous but essential logistics that kept front-line units fed. Project: 218664