King George V examining memorials on the battlefield
King George V visited the front for six days, almost every part of the British lines on the Western front, chatting to the soldiers. The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) came across many mounds surmounted by rough wooden crosses and time and time again he stopped to read an inscription
Picture No
10726178
Media ID
46098019
Size
3910px x 6052px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere', 19 December 1914
Date
December 1914
