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Cookhouse, Witley Camp
Painted in 1918 by Anna Airy (1882–1964)

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English artist Anna Airy was hired to paint a kitchen at the Canadian training camp at Witley, south of London, England.

"The food . . . was atrocious, and after about a week there was a near mutiny over this."

— Private Alfred G. May, 1915

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    Date created: March 10, 2000 | Last updated: October 22, 2009