26th October in wartime Northern Ireland

On 26th October 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed members of the Royal Army Service Corps carrying out daily activities at a depot in Belfast.

Soldiers wash plates from the mess room at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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Soldiers pour used greasy water into a storage barrel at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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Soldiers retrieving used greasy water from a storage barrel at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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Sergeant inspecting swill tubs at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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A general view of the cookhouse and range at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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Soldiers taking bones from stock pots for salvage at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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Soldiers fill sacks with bones at the Royal Army Service Corps depot in Belfast.
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