“The physical training of the soldier”. 1895. A display by the staff of the Aldershot Gymnasium. Aldershot is the chief centre of the instructional system, under the able supervision of the Inspector of Army Gymnasia, Colonel G. M. Fox, late of the Black Watch. Under Sergeant Patterson, the Aldershot Gymnasts are rehearsing their ‘tour de force’, for the Royal Military Tournament.

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