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(208) D.1755 - Mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; ready to parade
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (208) D.1755 - Mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; ready to parade |
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| Description | A fully uniformed soldier wearing a flat cap and puttees is looking into the camera. He is holding a leash on the end of which is the fluffiest white goat with a huge set of dangerous looking curved horns. The goat is placidly standing for the camera on its makeshift leash. In the background a group of soldiers are sitting on a low brick walls round what appears to be a fire. They are sitting with their backs to the camera and have their jackets off. There are some thick bushes surrounding the campsite. John Warwick Brooke is thought to have photographed this moment of pride. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. The mascot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; ready to parade.'] Mascots were common amongst many of the soldiers and the units they served in. They functioned as a source of comradeship and allowed the soldiers an avenue for relaxation and a little 'normality.'] |
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| Description | John Warwick Brooke, of the Topical Press Agency, was the second British official war photographer to go to the Western Front in 1916. The demands placed on he and his colleague, Ernest Brooks, were heavy. They had to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible, a difficult task for two men covering an army of over two million. Despite this, Warwick Brooke managed to take what would become some of the most memorable images of World War I. As an officially appointed photographer, Warwick Brooke was assigned to the Western Front to follow the progress of the British Army. During his time there, between 1916 and 1918, Warwick Brooke is estimated to have taken over 4,000 photographs. |
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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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