Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base (colour photo)

Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base. On 13 July 1935, His late Majesty King George V reviewed the troops of the Aldershot Command as a part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of that year. The occasion was notable for the large proportion of mechanized units present, and our picture illustrates a battery of tractor-drawn howitzers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery passing through the saluting base, at which His Majesty stood and took the salute. The march past is now a deep-rooted military custom, and although a large proportion of cavalry units have become mechanized, it still forms an integral part of a military review. Illustration for one of a set of 50 cigarette cards on the subject of Interesting Customs and Traditions of the Navy, Army and Airforce issued by Lambert & Butler in 1939.