Alexis Soyer and his "Soyer Cooker" |
oldcontemtible
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kiwi sapper,
this looks like an old post, and I don't know if your problems is still existing, but I can give you the proper meaurements, and lots of photo's if need be. I've been and the look for a soyer cooker for 4 years, and finally managed to obtain a brand new specimen last year. just let me know, if I can help. Guy |
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Kiwi Sapper
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What Ho Guy, so kind and I have sent you a Private Message. |
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AMB
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This is an old topic, but are the chaps at the Royal Logistic Corps Museum in Deepcut unable to help?
AMB |
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Kiwi Sapper
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Quite correct, this is old but nobody offered assistance until now. And as I am In New Zealand, I will have to ask who are the Royal Logistical Corp Museum,where are they and how does one contact them? Thank you. |
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_________________ It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused A. B. Spottsworth to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't. |
oldcontemtible
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Yes, I'll get back to you asap. we have a small private event next WE, and plan to break in the soyer cooker for the first time. Guy |
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AMB
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For the Royal Logistic Corps Museum see:
http://www.army.mod.uk/rlc/history/348.aspx I'm not in the office tomorrow, but will see if I can spk to someone on Friday to get you a POC. They're in Deepcut - near Aldershot. As an aside, the RLC Museum curator used to be a lovely lady called Sue Lynes who for many years was the curator of the RMP museum in Chichester. please wait out for further. AMB |
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Kiwi Sapper
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My thanks................ |
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_________________ It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused A. B. Spottsworth to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't. |
Kiwi Sapper
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I DO hope that you will be taking pictures of the "Christening" |
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_________________ It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused A. B. Spottsworth to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't. |
John Young
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Being the very sad person that I am I collect images - drawings, photographs, engravings & etc. - of uniforms and equipment used in the Anglo-Zulu War, sifting through the other day I chanced upon this one!
Monsieur Soyer's kitchen for the Army. John Y. |
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oldcontemtible
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I'm afraid mine is a rather smaller version......
minutes before the "Christening" Guy |
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Kiwi Sapper
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Something for your Lucky lucky UK resdidents.........
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cold-War-Soya-Boiler-1950-/280766733638?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item415f005d46 Jeeeeeeez I hate the delivery costs to the colonies. |
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_________________ It was a confusion of ideas between him and one of the lions he was hunting in Kenya that had caused A. B. Spottsworth to make the obituary column. He thought the lion was dead, and the lion thought it wasn't. |
Alexis Soyer and his "Soyer Cooker" |
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