2-752-219 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'On their Way to Battle', First World War, c1916, (c1920). '...some of the Worcesters [Worcestershire Regiment], mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig for their gallantry against the German counter-attacks'. British troops marching to the trenches on the Western Front were asked to cheer for the camera. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VI, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]