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(47) X.25007 - Canadians marching through the streets of Mons, on the morning of November 11th 1918
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Canadian and Newfoundland > (47) X.25007 - Canadians marching through the streets of Mons, on the morning of November 11th 1918 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549206 |
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| Description | Canadian soldiers celebrating the Armistice in Mons, Belgium, during World War I. This photograph captures some of the atmosphere in Mons on the day of the Armistice. The shops and houses are hung with flags and local adults, children and even dogs run excitedly in front of a marching Canadian battalion led by its pipers. For a town so near the front line for so much of the war, Mons seems to have been luckier than many in escaping destruction by artillery fire. Although the soldiers pictured are from a Canadian battalion, someone looking at the photograph could be forgiven for mistaking these troops, with their pipes and kilts, for a Scottish regiment. Emigration to Canada by many Scottish Highlanders during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has forged cultural strong links between the two countries, and this is reflected in the many 'Highland' battalions in the Canadian army. [Original reads: 'Canadians marching through the streets of Mons, on the morning of November 11th 1918.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig series that are connected with Canadian troops and the Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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