Royal visits
(67) D.1709 - H.M. watching full packed infantrymen going over a wall at the sports held by the Australians
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (67) D.1709 - H.M. watching full packed infantrymen going over a wall at the sports held by the Australians |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547770 |
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| Description | King George V attending a sports day organised for Australian troops. He is standing at the far right of the photograph. A crowd consisting of soldiers, with a few women and children, watch as one of the events takes place. Soldiers were encouraged to take part in recreational activities. Sports days were considered good for morale and an opportunity for the men to relax and momentarily forget the war. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. H.M. watching full packed infantrymen going over a wall at the sports held by the Australians.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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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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