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Arrival of Christmas leave trains at Victoria, WW1

A crowded scene at Victoria train station, London, showing the arrival of numerous servicemen home on leave for Christmas during the First World War. In the background can be seen a sign for the Overseas Forces Reception Committee and the Soldiers and Sailors Rest Room

Picture No
14099918
Media ID
45693448
Size
3700px x 5354px (2.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Donald Macpherson in The Sphere, 23 December 1916
Date
1916

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