welcome,ww1 most certainly! I doubt very much rationed in ww2..I'm sure many a soldier would have taken a hip flask with his favourite tipple in,and tucked away in his pocket though..
Maybe up to May 1941. But after Dunkirk, I believe no Brits set foot on French soil until June 1944. I believe the Canadians were the folks that landed at Dieppe (year eludes my failing memory at the moment).
Hi, cotonpicker. That's a strange question for your first post.... what prompted it? There was no British Army in France in 1942, just one large landing attempt to capture the Port of Dieppe which failed, with many Allied casualties including Canadians. Dunkirk was May 1940 and D Day June 1944. The Dieppe Raid, also known as The Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter or later on Operation Jubilee, during the Second World War, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe on the northern coast of France on 19 August 1942. The assault began at 5:00 AM in the morning and by 9:00 AM the Allied commanders had been forced to call a retreat. Over 6,000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadian, were supported by large British naval and Allied air force contingents. The objective was to seize and hold a major port for a short period, both to prove it was possible and to gather intelligence from prisoners and captured materials while assessing the German responses. The Allies also wanted to destroy coastal defences, port structures and all strategic buildings. No major objectives of the raid were accomplished. A total of 3,623 of the 6,086 men who made it ashore were either killed, wounded, or captured (almost 60%). The Allied air forces failed to lure the Luftwaffe into open battle, and lost 106 aircraft. The Luftwaffe only lost 48 aircraft while the Royal Navy suffered 555 casualties. Rum was traditionally available in Royal Navy vessels, usually as a counter to cold or shock..... Hope that helps?
Rum In The Trenches | Legion Magazine information on history of rum ration British World War II Rations http://www.mywire.com/a/Oxford-Companion-Military-History/alcohol/9558604/ Company Sergeant-Major Irene Roy distributing rum ration to infantrymen of the Royal 22e Régiment, who are in weapon pits along the main road between Gildone and Campobasso. October, 1943. http://wwii.ca/content-24/world-war-ii/the-italian-campaign/
