Christmas Day at the Aldwych YMCA Rest Hut, WW1
Soldiers and sailors enjoying some lively entertainment at the busy Aldwych Rest Hut, Christmas 1916. Gifts of pipes, tobacco, cigarettes and sweets were distributed at the Christmas during the evening. YMCA rest huts in London provided rest, food, accommodation and entertainment for troops on leave in the capital during the First World War
Picture No
14108377
Media ID
45652365
Size
5300px x 3182px
(2.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Donald Macpherson in The Sphere, 23 December 1916
Date
1916
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