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CMHG Home > Volume 2 (1755-1871) > APPENDIX B: Daily Life of Soldiers and Officers > Soldiers > Page 517

Iron British Army folding barrack bed

Iron British Army folding barrack bed

This type of bed gradually replaced wooden double bunks from 1824. Every day, the bed was folded and the mattress rolled for inspection. Army Circular Memorandum of 12 June 1860.

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