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The London motor bus as the Chariot of Mars.
Unknown, 1915, Press cutting
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The London motor bus as the Chariot of Mars.
The London motor bus as the Chariot of Mars.
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From the bank to -: The London motor bus as the Chariot of Mars.
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From the Illustrated London News February 20th 1915.
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Unknown
Date
1915
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39.6 x 45.4 cm
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Press cutting
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Text from pages 242-243: The motorbus at the front: A convoy of Indian troops on a road in Northern France - The people's motor-car doing duty in the Great War.
In August 1914, as the German Army advanced through France and Belgium, more Allied troops were desperately needed for the Western Front. The Indian Army, 161,000 strong, seemed an obvious source of trained men, and the Lahore and Meerut infantry divisions were selected for service in Europe. Official figures suggest that 64,449 Indian soldiers died in the war.
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