The best pictures of the British army off-duty in the North West Frontier

Posted in Best pictures, games, Historical articles, History, Leisure, Sport, War on Friday, 18 September 2015

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The best pictures of the British expeditionary force off-duty in the North West Frontier are remarkable images of sport, leisure and unlikely entertainments.
The first picture shows the English mail arriving after dinner in an Officers’ Mess tent.

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The Afghan War, Officers' Mess Tent, Twenty-Fifth (King's Own Borderers), Jumrood, Arrival of English Mail after Dinner.

The second picture shows soldiers at a theatrical show.

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The Afghan War, Lyric Theatre in the Camp, Jellalabad by J Schonberg

The third picture shows a football match.

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The Afghan War, Football Match by the Fifty-Ninth Regiment at Khelat-i-Gilzai by Walter C Horsley

Many more pictures of Afghanistan can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.

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