Volunteers for British Army during the Boer War

A batch of potential recruits drawn up in front of the recruiting depot at St George's Barracks, London. Photograph showing the average representation of the youth of the British Nation. The War Office reduced the standard of height for the infantry to 5 feet -3 half inches and a 32 inch chest, during the Boer War of the second wave of recruitments

Barracks Boer Depot Enlist Enlisting Enlistment Enlists Enrolling Potential Recruit Recruiting Recruits Reduced Standards Volunteer Volunteers

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