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21st February 09, 06:38 PM
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This action shot is thought to have been taken by the official war photographer, David McLellan. The players in the game seem happy and excited. It is unusual to see men and women interacting in images in this collection, making this scene all the more arresting. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The W.A.A.C.'s in France have responded to a suggestion that they should in their spare time assist in the recovery of convalescent soldiers in hospitals in France, by inviting them to W.A.A.C. camps to take part in sports. Basket Ball.' W.A.A.C. stands for Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. This photograph was taken by David McLellan. Formerly a photographer with the 'Daily Mirror’, a newspaper which led the field in pictorial journalism, McLellan was appointed as an official war photographer in December 1917 along with Tom Aitken whose work also features in this collection. McLellan is especially noted for his work capturing the huge scale of operations on the Front.
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