Related Clues:

• Dishes and silver
• Army drifted - a particular corps might be found in a mess
• Beware what's behind the counter is used for serving
• Dining gear
• Wear a belt, specially adapted for service
• Soldiers guard against infiltration by left, exhibiting knives, etc
• Essential items needed by the board
• Crockery, cutlery, etc.
• Bowls, for example, fit for water to be poured over
• Army left a specialised unit that's needed in the NAAFI
• Dishes, perhaps, with a beer Walt cooked
• Spoons etc, to bale water spilt
• I'm obliged to exercise caution when handling large knives etc
• Dining set pieces
• Soldier lavishly spent ages recollecting service