Scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment
Lantern slide showing a scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment, January 1945; four soldiers of the Battleaxe Division on home leave find themselves in a pub scene with characters including a newsboy, the landlord, an American soldier, busker, pub ladies and the barmaid.From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were given to the 78th Division Battleaxe Club, who then developed slides of them.Associated with World War Two, Italy (1943-1945)
Picture No
11095142
Media ID
48572863
Size
3000px x 2940px
(1.3MB)
Credit
© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Lantern slide
Date
1945





























