Picture No | 12688894 |
Date | 1939 |
Description | British soldiers marching in full uniforms, September 1939 |
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British soldiers marching in full uniform to their point of embarkment for the Western Front, a few weeks after the outbreak of war. They are accompanied by a woman, possibly to see them off, however, the Sphere comments on their helmets which were a new feature of the British military uniform.
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Source | Unattributed photographer in ‘The Sphere’, 30 September 1939, page 485 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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