Southampton Pub, D-Day Plus One

Tom Wood's watercolour depicts civilians and Allied sailors celebrating in Southampton, England, on 7 June 1944, the day after the D-Day landings.

Among the sailors are Canadians (far left and far right), an American (at the piano), and a Free French sailor (centre, with red pom-pom on cap). Ports like Southampton, on England's south coast, were essential to the success of the landings and subsequent campaign in Normandy. They were often visited by sailors from Canada and other Allied nations.

Southampton Pub, D-Day Plus One
Painted by Tom Wood in 1944
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-4911