Members of the Women’s Voluntary Service run a mobile canteen inLondon (England, 1941):20-

Members of the Women’s Voluntary Service run a mobile canteen inLondon (England, 1941):20-year-old Rachel Bingham and her friend 18-year-old Patience “Boo”Brand prepare for bed at the WVS Canteen Service depot.  Rachel setsthe alarm for 2:30am, so they will be ready to supply refreshments topeople emerging for work after a night at the shelter.Boo wakes up Rachel at 2:30am.Getting ready at the WVS Canteen Service depot.  Rachel is wearing asteel helmet, and Boo’s helmet is on the bed, ready to be put on.Rachel applies her lipstick.Boo and Rachel prepare their canteen at the depot at 2:45am.  Rachellights a primus stove, and Boo makes tea before pouring it into largethermos urns ready to be served upon arrival at their destination.Boo puts meat pies into the gas oven in the mobile canteen, so thatthey will be piping hot when served to shelterers.At 3:45am, Boo drives the tea car and canteen from the WVS CanteenService depot, while Rachel directs her by torchlight.  They havehitched the trailer onto the car together.At 4:25am, Boo reports the arrival of the mobile canteen to the ARPwarden at his post in the park where Londoners sleep in trenchshelters.  The canteen will provide the shelterers with tea and bunsbefore they leave the shelter to set off for work.Boo serves tea to a shelterer from the WVS canteen, while an ARPwarden drinks his tea under the canteen’s awning.  Rachel is alsoworking behind the counter, pouring tea from an urn into a mug.  Allrefreshments are sold to the shelterers at cost price, with the WVSmaking no profit. -- source link

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