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| Picture No | 10942218 |
| Date | 1920 |
| Description | Poppy field and grave of unknown soldier |
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Wild flowers, including numerous poppies, growing over a ravaged battlefield in France with a solitary wooden cross marking the grave of an unknown soldier. The picture, by Captain E. H. Shepard, who served at the Front, reflects the inspiration for the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.
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| Source | Illustration by E. H. Shepard in the Illustrated London News, 20 November 1920 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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