The British Empire comes to Britain

During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of men and women came to Britain from all parts of the British Empire, necessitating a massive volunteer effort to ensure that they were well taken care of while on leave and had as little opportunity as possible for getting into trouble.

Royal Empire Society, Empire Societies’ War Hospitality Committee, Hospitality in Britain, n.d. [1942?]

folder, 6 pages, 9.5cm x 13.9cm
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
Second World War