A group of excited soldiers mount a motor truck destined for rest billets. A standardized rotation policy meant that soldiers typically spent four to six days in the front line trenches, followed by an equal amount of time in the secondary lines, and then in reserve. One soldier in the foreground proudly wears his souvenir, a German army spiked helmet.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-730
Canada and the First World War
