Fields of Battle Lands of Peace 14-18 pre-launch exhibition at Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London. All photos by: Paul Brown Mary Evans Picture Library
The Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, photographer Mike St. Maur Sheil, Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Dr. Andrew Murrison MP with the Loos Football (This is the football which the London Irish Rifles kicked across No Mans Land on Sept 25th 1915 as they attacked the German positions in the town of Loos)
Images above of last week’s pre-launch exhibition of photographer Mike St. Maur Sheil’s images to commemorate WWI which are represented exclusively by Mary Evans Picture Library. Amongst the many people of note giving speeches at the Fields of Battle Lands of Peace 14-18 pre-launch exhibition at Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament were the Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP – Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Dr. Andrew Murrison MP, Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Photographer Mike St. Maur Sheil. The purpose of the exhibition was to announce a major commemorative WWI exhibition by World Press Photo Award-winning photographer Mike St. Maur Sheil which will launch outdoors in St. James’ Park in London in 2014 and tour English towns for the next four years.
More information at www.fieldsofbattle1418.org
