British nurses and airmen land in France, 1939
Nurses wearing a Red Cross armlet and a Red Cross ribbon round their hats disembark from a Channel steamer after arriving at an undisclosed location in France in the early weeks of World War II. Airmen can be seen coming down the gangplank. As well as luggage, the nurses are carrying steel helmets and gas masks
Picture No
10582986
Media ID
46143706
Size
3750px x 4522px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in the Sphere, 7 October 1939
Date
1939
