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Offline Viktoria

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Re: Approx date for parade if possible please
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 23 June 26 11:19 BST (UK) »
I am a bit late to this post but Jebber is correct.
The Jarrow marchers were in extreme poverty, many miners ,many W.W.1veterans who were literally starving and so too their families .
It was an attempt to highlight the disgraceful neglect of WW1 soldiers who had returned home to extreme poverty and no work.
Especially in the N,E, but they were joined by others as they marched down to London to confront the government as their war service and poverty counted for nothing .
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Re: Approx date for parade if possible please
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 23 June 26 11:54 BST (UK) »
I agree it's something ex military.

I think the 2 men at the front carrying overcoats were perhaps officers and they were the only ones who could have afforded overcoats, so maybe autumn/winter .
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Re: Approx date for parade if possible please
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 23 June 26 15:41 BST (UK) »
  I also thought the men at the front were officers, especially the one in the bowler.
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