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| Picture No | 12688895 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | British soldiers smiling as they leave for France, Sept 1939 |
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British soldiers photographed smiling as they leave their home for the Western Front, a few weeks into the Second World War. Women and children are shown waving as the men march through, some of whom raise their hats in salute.
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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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