On another occasion a gale lifted the tent's groundsheet, and its three occupants, off the ground.
Greatcoats and groundsheets are issued, but to issue raincoats would cost between £1 million and £2 million, with a recurring cost of up to £1 million a year.
The men are issued with greatcoats and also with groundsheets, as has always been done.
Pass the port; the men have got their groundsheets.
In other cases where men are sleeping on palliasses, they do have groundsheets as well, and in the opinion of medical authorities that is sufficient.
Is he aware also that there are beds available in the hospital which could be used by men who are now sleeping on the ground, even without groundsheets?
I looked again, and found four pairs of feet—four young soldiers had been holding a groundsheet over me for most of the night.
Each individual not provided with a bed received a groundsheet.
