Picture No | 10934152 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | Arrival of troop train by Fortunino Matania |
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Back for Christmas holidays: arrival of a troop train in London by Fortunino Matania. Scene in Victoria train station a few minutes after the arrival of a troop train bringing back British soldiers from the Western Front, showing families and sweethearts delighted to be reunited with their loved ones, who arrive with the mud of Flanders still caked upon them.
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Source | Painting by Fortunino Matania reproduced in The Sphere, 18 December 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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