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==Indian treacle (opium)==
On the Western Front, Sikh troops were supplied with Indian treacle, an euphemism for opium, which was part of their ration.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xhwJQavg7BsC&lpg=PA66&ots=MPzXpdJK7b&dq=%22Indian%20treacle%22%20opium&pg=PA66#v=onepage&q=%22Indian%20treacle%22%20opium&f=false page 66], ''British Logistics on the Western Front: 1914-1919'' by Ian Malcolm Brown, quoting end notes 84, 85 WO 95/74 Director of Supplies, War Diary 29 October 1914, 1 November 1914 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xhwJQavg7BsC&pg=PA72 page 72] </ref>
==Holding section (resulting from technical problems)==
*[https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-evolution-of-the-british-armys-logistical-and-administrative-infrastructure-and-its-influence-on-ghqs-operational-and-strategic-decisionmaking-on-the-western-front-19141918(3c32643e-dcd3-47c4-9f7b-b5242ccf55c8).html ''The Evolution of the British Army’s Logistical and Administrative Infrastructure and its Influence on GHQ's Operational and Strategic Decision-Making on the Western Front, 1914-1918''] by Ian Malcolm Brown. King's College London 1996 PhD Thesis. [https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/2926015/321769.pdf Direct pdf]
*[https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30003-2 "The centenary of the discovery of trench fever, an emerging infectious disease of World War 1"] by Prof Gregory M Anstead, MD. ''Historical Review'' Volume 16, Issue 8, E164-E172, August 01, 2016. thelancet.com
*[https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2017.503 "The first dentists sent to the Western Front during the First World War"] by F S S Gray, ''British Dental Journal'' volume 222, pages 893–897 (2017). nature.com
*The British Library has produced some digitised maps including the Western Front, which are accessed from the catalogue [http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1452928171364&vid=BLVU1&fromLogin=true Search]. Using the Search term map, then filter the results by using the left hand side filters on the webpage, selecting the access option Online, and Subject filter World War, 1914-1918. If the latter filter doesn't display, go into the Creation Date filter and select the relevant date range. (To go in Maps section)
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