Picture No | 10724732 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | King George V at the Western Front |
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George V, King of Britain (1865 - 1936), pictured in Field-Marchal's service uniform and steel helmet on a visit to the Western Front at the devasteted battleground at Wytschaete ridge, during the First World War, landing in France on 3 July, the King spent the following day with General Sir Herbert Plumer's Army.
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Source | Illustration in 'The Illustrated London News', Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910 - 1935 also in 'The Illustarted War News' 25 July 1917, part 59, page 7 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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