The exhibition will share the ‘fascinating stories’ behind how the army has fed its troops over the last 200 years. Examples of army food including Victorian chocolate, WW1 hard tac biscuits and modern army rations will be displayed.
A spokesperson for the Fusilier Museum Warwick said: “The temporary exhibition will explore the changing nature of military food and cooking technology over time from army issued rations, soldier and prisoner-of-war accounts of their experience of food and the ceremony associated with banquets in the officers’ mess hall.
“The food experience of soldiers on the frontline will be contrasted with the lavish banquets in the officers' mess halls where the best crockery, cutlery and silverware table ornaments were presented with menus to match.”
A talks programme on Saturday 1st March led by National Geographic WW1 expert Paul Colbourne will explore aspects of army food through history.