#11 Christopher Ounsted, driver of the mobile canteen, delivering a hot dinner to a woman during his rounds in London on Sept. 17, 1941. The canteen, a gift from the U.S., would be idle normally, as a result of the lull in the blitz, but it is put to use to feed the poor, aged and homeless.

#11 Christopher Ounsted, driver of the mobile canteen, delivering a hot dinner to a woman during his rounds in London on Sept. 17, 1941. The canteen, a gift from the U.S., would be idle normally, as a result of the lull in the blitz, but it is put to use to feed the poor, aged and homeless.

Mobile Canteens of World War II: How Hot Tea and Hope Fueled Soldiers on the Front Lines and Civilians

#11 Christopher Ounsted, driver of the mobile canteen, delivering a hot dinner to a woman during his rounds in London on Sept. 17, 1941. The canteen, a gift from the U.S., would be idle normally, as a result of the lull in the blitz, but it is put to use to feed the poor, aged and homeless.

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