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| Picture No | 10582858 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | Football match played by troops during Battle of the Aisne |
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Our Happy Tommies~~SutcliffeÆs illustration, records a football match played by troops in a French village ôplaceö somewhere along the British second line during the battle of the Aisne. The caption reminds the reader that ômany footballs have been sent to France for use in the ranksö. The picture, as well as the title, conveys a positive image of trench life and would have given comfort to those at home to know that their men occasionally had fun. But football also embodied the British spirit of fair play, a symbolism that also found credence on the battlefield.
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| Source | John E. Sutcliffe, The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 17 October 1914 |
| Credit | (c) Illustrated London News/Mary Evans |
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