Original WW1 era postcard of a group of young men of the Royal Norfolk Regiment messing about on top of a field gun at a training camp. A rare photograph of young men about to be sent to the front, excited to be leaving home, before they know the horrors of the trenches. Cannon fodder. Circa 1916
This is a snapshot style photograph of friends messing about on a field gun. The cheeky young man astride the gun barrel also appears in the middle of the second from back row of a sports team photograph at the training camp see Almay ref: 2MAHNJG. A portrait of his friend and probably the one who owned these photographs, is seen at Alamy ref: 2MAHNJP.
Size: 4512px × 6905px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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