The inspection. David Niven, fresh from Hollywood, inspects Rifle Brigade Platoon at Tidworth, 1940.
Unframed watercolour with pen and ink by Eric Dawson, 1940 (c).
Soldiers in helmets seen at head and shoulders level, while the actor passes by, wearing a peaked service dress cap.
Eric Dawson served in North Africa, Syria, Palestine and the Lebanon, 1940-1945 with 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade, Royal Engineers and the Army Educational Corps.
Associated with World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943).