Whitehall, London

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Another view of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. This one was taken at the Remembrance Day parade in November 1923. On the right hand side of the photograph is a B-Type bus (B43). These vehicles (900 in total) were used in WW1 to move British troops around. They were painted khaki and their windows were removed as they were prone to break – mainly due to contact with the soldiers’ rifles.  The B-Type buses served until the end of the war. They were then used to help bring the troops home.
In the 1920s, the B43 was withdrawn from service and was given the nickname ‘Ole Bill’ – after a caricature of a British soldier by Bruce Bairnsfather. An example of ‘Ole Bill’ can be seen in the Imperial War Museum.
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From the same spot in February 2017.
Image: © Steven Miell (TimeViews)
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