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Picture No 10698961
Date 1917
Description Soldiers Released by the War Office for Land 1917
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Helping to feed the nation: Convalescents ploughing hospital ground; a farm party. Upper photograph, shows convalescent soldiers at a hospital in one of the home countries, lending a hand to the authorities in ploughing up a part of the hospital grounds, which is to be planted for food. Lower photograph shows soldiers from several regiments , released by the War Office from military duty as being used to agricultural labour.
Source Photograph in 'The Illustrated War News', 4 April 1917, page 31
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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