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Who are we? We are The National Archives, the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. We are also at the heart of government information policy, to ensure the survival of today´s information for the future.

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CO 1069-597-09

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CO 1069-415-27

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  • Lady Antigua1 said:
    Some sort of Sports Day? I see sack races and tug-o-war. Can't pick up the location. Almost looks like T.N. Kirnon School but I'm sure it isn't.
  • Michaelm17 said:
    A sport's day attended by the Governor on Antigua - showing sack race and tug-o-war. Possibly St John's ? Verified by Nat Archives
  • Gabriella Howell said:
    Held in the grounds of Government House, Antigua & Barbuda.

Back to the wall - Churchill John Bull figure, Commonwealth troops clambering over wall Artist Leslie Illingworth

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  • ralph repo said:
    Nice! I noticed too, the preferential visual placement of the white troops with the Indian and African colonials literally marginalized.
  • jamica1 said:
    Which one is the Canadian?
  • Wing Lam said:
    John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man. He originated in satirical works of the early 18th century and would come to stand for English liberty in opposition to revolutionaries. He was popular through the 18th and 19th centuries until the time of the First World War, when he generally stopped being seen as representative of the "common man".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bull

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