Members of the National Guard getting fit for home defence. The City of London National Guard Volunteer Corps learning the art of trench-digging in some waste ground near the site of the old , under the direction of their commandant, Colonel Cobbett, who is seen on the extreme right of the picture. World War One, 1915.

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Members of the National Guard getting fit for home defence. The City of London National Guard Volunteer Corps learning the art of trench-digging in some waste ground near the site of the old , under the direction of their commandant, Colonel Cobbett, who is seen on the extreme right of the picture. World War One, 1915.

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