Army Service Corps soldiers play games during military tournaments in Woolwich. The tournament is held to raise funds for Blue and Red Cross in World War I. In one game ( "horse and rider") a man, carried on shoulders of his teammate, tries to unseat an opponent carried by another. Both "rider" opponents use poles padded with boxing gloves. Another soldier exhibits card tricks at a table. A large crowd gathers for the games.
King George V of the United Kingdom reviews children in uniform in France during World War 1. Queen Mary of Teck, the Queen consort of the United Kingdom, reviews women associated with an ambulance corps and reviews British nurses stationed in France with daughter, Princess Mary.
Members of British trade unions gather in Hyde Park in London, England (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom). Trade unionists protest rising food prices, during World War 1. They parade carrying their respective trade union banners and assemble to listen to speakers.
People gathered in Hyde Park, London, England, during World War 1, to protest high food prices and milk shortages. Most in this particular group are women and children. British carry signs that read ' hands off the baby's milk' and ' feed babys or pigs' A woman holds up a crying baby.
A public meeting in London, England. Andrew Bonar Law addresses the gathering from a podium, under a tent. Several men stand against a building, including Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster Unionists, who holds a sign that reads, "Rebel hands may tear down the flag, but they will never tame the lion hearts of Ulster" In change of scene, British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, and World War I British Field Marshal Sir Henry Rawlinson, with other officers and civilian officials are seen on a reviewing stand.
Monarchs of various European nations like England, Belgium and others meet in France during World War I. French Army officers wait at a harbor. Queen Mary with King George V arrive in France as Prince of Wales welcomes them as they tour the World War 1 front for the first time. At British Headquarters they are seen greeting and meeting with Prince Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. King George V decorates war heroes including many Belgian soldiers in a ceremony on a beach as the Belgian Royal family watches, including King Albert, Queen Elisabeth, Prince Leopold III, and Prince Charles (Count of Flanders). View of young Princess Marie José of Belgium roughly around age 12 with the other monarchs walking on a sandy beach after the ceremony. King George V and Sir Douglas Haig enter through a gate to meet with French President Poincaré, Chief General Joseph Joffre, and General Ferdinand Foch. The leaders are seen together on the terrace of General Haig's headquarters at Beauquesne.
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