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Gift box sent to military personnel living overseas at Christmas 2006

The red collapsible box contains a badge, commemorative tin and balloons all bearing the uk4u logo, a BAE systems book light, a 'spice fob', two Tetley tea bags and a box of Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) teabags, a carabinier torch, a small Christmas cake, a small magnetic dual photograph frame (containing photographs of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh), a flashing red plastic nose, a green foldable mug and key-ring lens cleaner from Far-Side Marketing, a wind-up 'racing snail', a drinks can cooler, a snowman stress ball, a tube of concentrated soap, a santa hat and Christmas card from the box project's patron the Duke of Westminster.

The box also includes a leaflet listing the contents of the box and giving historical background on previous Christmas boxes for service personnel and a feedback form asking for the troops' favourite and 'least popular' items. A total of 24,500 boxes were sent to all British service personnel serving overseas at Christmas.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2007-01-11-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2007-01-11-1

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