Thanks blokes. I should have thought to include some other shots of the bigger picture (apologies):
I wasn't sure of the partially obscured letter on the band, so refrained from assuming
Stretcher
Bearer - plus that seemed a little incongruous with the scene as it's presented to us. Unless he knows something about the food being prepared that we don't!
Our armband-wearer is not a '
Spud
Peeler'
, as he's obviously left that particular pleasure to matey here:
Definitely a bit of grub on the way, though nobody seems to be in a particular hurry to eat. I reckon this is a local council pals battalion... one working, a dozen watching!
Wondering now if this was perhaps a specialist unit sent out into the field to begin trials on the newly conceived art of camouflage warfare...
... a bit of fine tuning still required here and there
.
Thanks for your replies, gents. Always appreciated.
JT