Explore the story of one British soldier in the First World War through a selection of images and archives.
Private Archibald Favell, November 1914
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Recruiting poster, ‘Men of London! Remember! We Must Have More Men So Join Now’, 1914
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Archibald Favell (right) and colleagues next to a troop ship, 1915
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Archibald Favell poses with a cigarette outside a tent, in Malta, 1915
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Pages from Archibald Favell’s diary, 1915
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Hospital ship in Malta, 1915
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Football at Malta, 1915
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Reading the latest ‘war news’, 1915
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Sedd el Bahr fortress, Gallipoli, 1915
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Fortifications built at Gallipoli, 1915
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In the trenches, 1915
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A soldier uses a trench periscope, 1915
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Sergeant Archie Favell stands outside a tent, which possibly contains some of the supplies for which he was now responsible
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